Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, are on their way home from India by way of Japan in this book ... and strange things start happening on board the ship, let alone once they get into Japan itself. It all seems to center around the Haiku of Basho.While the book was entertaining, I someti...
Full review on my blog.Dreaming Spies is the first book from author Laurie R King that I read. I’d been meaning to read Mary Russell’s adventures for a while, so when I saw this book and its praise as a novel of suspense, blackmail, fraud, conspiracy and espionage that included the wonderful Sherloc...
Laurie R. King writes the only series I follow—though if she would continue with her Kate Martinelli series, I would follow that one too! I have read every single one of her books. This is the 13th book in the Russell and Holmes series. I found 12 to be very disappointing—it felt very forced and u...
This was the first book in the Mary Russell series for me. I had heard positive things about it and so I decided to give it a try. Starting a series with one of the later volumes often isn't easy and I have to admit I was a bit confused after the first few pages. But that soon passed and I starting ...
Holmes and Russell did not disappoint in this latest book. If you are a mystery lover, this series is consistently wonderful and you don't get that repetitive feeling that can often occur when you get the fourth or fifth book. Each installment is original and completely captivating. Dreaming Spie...
Russell with her Holmes, New Case comes with great promise. Wonder what's in store? I've detailed elsewhere what Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell series means to me. Every time a new book is announced, some of my worst impatience sets in. Finally, it arrives in my hands and I'm te...
Dreaming Spies is the 13th Mary Russell book by Laurie R. King. It’s a frame narrative, where the beginning and end of the novel act as a bookends to a flashback story. Mary Russell returns home one evening to find Sato, an old friend from Japan, bleeding in her kitchen. As Sato describes the circum...
This was my first book by Laurie R. King. I had heard of her and knew she was a best selling author, so I was rather excited when I discovered I had been approved to review this title. I started reading it today. That's where my excitement ended. I seriously felt I was on that ship with Mary and Hol...
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