Second in Laurie King's acclaimed Mary Russell mystery series: 'Beguiling variation on Sherlock Holmes sequels...civilized, ingenious and engrossing' - Literary Review In this the riveting sequel to The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Mary Russell has metamorphosed from able apprentice to skilled detective in her own right. After a tedious visit from relatives, Mary is looking for respite in London when she comes across a friend from Oxford. The young woman introduces Mary to the enigmatic Margery Childe, leader ...
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Second in Laurie King's acclaimed Mary Russell mystery series: 'Beguiling variation on Sherlock Holmes sequels...civilized, ingenious and engrossing' - Literary Review In this the riveting sequel to The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Mary Russell has metamorphosed from able apprentice to skilled detective in her own right. After a tedious visit from relatives, Mary is looking for respite in London when she comes across a friend from Oxford. The young woman introduces Mary to the enigmatic Margery Childe, leader of the New Temple of God, a charismatic sect involved in the post-World War One suffrage movement, with a feminist slant on Christianity. Intrigued and curious, Mary begins to wonder if the New Temple is a front for something more sinister. When a series of murders claims members of the movement's wealthy young female volunteers, Mary, with Holmes in the background, starts to investigate, but events spiral out of control as the situation becomes ever more desperate, and Mary's search plunges her into the worst danger she has yet faced...
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I normally don't care for books that build upon other fictional characters, but this series, based on the young woman who is the wife of Sherlock Holmes, is excellent and well worth reading. There is not much attempt to change the established character of Holmes, but rather to create a new fictional character, Mary Russell, who complements and enhances Holmes' abilities with her own. The story lines are complex and interesting, and the attention to detail of the era and places in which the plots are set is meticulous and complete. I recommend them all without reservation.
7pagodas
Nov 25, 2010
Loved the first one, but not this one
The characters are interesting, but, in my opinion, the story moved too slowly. I liked the premise, I enjoyed the first book, but this one just didn't hold my interest. After Holmes found his protege in the streets of London and took her back to one of his safe houses, I made up my own ending and gave the book away.
I suspect the author was just trying to make the book accessible to someone who hadn't read the first one.
Maybe number three moves faster.
