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The Beekeeper's Apprentice Spiral-Bound | 2014-05-27

Laurie R. King

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FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LAURIE R. KING COMES THE BOOK THAT INTRODUCED READERS TO THE INGENIOUS MARY RUSSELL-SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERIES

In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles into his lap on the Sussex downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern twentieth century woman proves a deft protégée, and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. They are soon called to Wales to help Scotland Yard find the kidnapped daughter of an American senator, a case of international significance with clues that dip deep into Holmes's past. Full of brilliant deduction, disguises, and danger, this first book of the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes mysteries is "wonderfully original and entertaining...absorbing from beginning to end" (Booklist).

• With a new preface
• First book in the critically acclaimed mystery series
• For readers of Charles Todd and Jacqueline Winspear

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 1250055709
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.0 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 50,001 + ratings
"King has stepped onto the sacred literary preserve of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, poached Holmes, and brilliantly brought him to life again."--The Washington Post Book World

"The Beekeeper's Apprentice has the power to charm the most grizzled Baker Street Irregular."--The Daily News (New York)

LAURIE R. KING is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve Mary Russell mysteries, beginning with The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and five contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, including A Grave Talent, To Play the Fool and With Child. An Edgar Award winner, she lives in Northern California, and her new novel, The Bones of Paris will be published September 2013.