Locked Rooms: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (A Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes Mystery Book 8)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000FCK5TY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 558 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In her last outing, The Game (2004), Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, traveled to India on a case of geopolitical significance, but in the richly imagined eighth novel in this acclaimed series, set in San Francisco in 1924, Russell undertakes a far more personal investigation. The plot may be a bit thin, but the narrative has real momentum, the characters are engaging and the prose, as always, is intelligent, evocative and graceful. Since she began her journey back to her hometown—ostensibly to deal with her father'
In 1906, when Mary was six, the city was devastated by a catastrophic earthquake. But Holmes knows better.Soon it is clear that whatever unpleasantness Mary wanted to forget hasn’t forgotten her. What Russell discovers is that even a forgotten past never dies and it can kill again.. For years Mary has insisted she lived elsewhere at the time. King's The God of the Hive and Pirate King.En route to San Francisco to settle her family’s estate, Mary Russell, in the company of husband Sherlock Holmes, falls prey to troubling dreams—and even more troubling behavior. A series of mysterious deaths leads Russell and Holmes from the winding streets of Chinatown to the unspoken secrets of a parent’s marriage and the tragic “accident” that Mary alone survived. BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Laurie R
Another great Holmes and Russell novel videobear Another great Holmes and Russell novel. I even prefer King's Holmes to the Conan Doyle original. However, I felt that this one was not King's best, even though we did get to meet Dashiell Hammett. Perhaps it is because Russell herself is laboring under great mental stress and is not her usual. Great read! Gin I love Laurie King's books! The reader see's a different Mary Russell. She is not the confident and self assured woman as she is in previous books. The more closer she gets to the truth of the death of her family the more vulnerable she becomes. The mystery is complex and not easy to figure o. TW said Mystery wrapped in an enigma. Most of the violence is "off screen" and the sexual content is more an acknowledgment that people, in fact, do engage in sexual activity and might even enjoy it. I enjoy all of the Mary Russell series.