Posts by Laurie King
Some Murder-ous love from Kirkus
A book’s first review is always cause for nerves. Do they like it? Did they understand what I was trying to do–which means, did I do it right? The first one for The Murder of Mary Russell is gorgeous, thank you very much. And because Kirkus reviewers tend to give a lot of the plot away, I’ve…
Read MoreThe next Klinger/King!
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes will be out in September–just in time for BoucherCon! We have a remarkable set of contributors for this, the third collection of “stories inspired by the Holmes canon” that Les Klinger and I have put together. Gorgeous cover, too–and just drool over those names: I’ll let you know when the book…
Read MoreHappy 116th!
I had one of those little pop-up notices on my screen yesterday to remind me that today was Mary Russell’s birthday. However, there’s a certain…discrepancy between that fact (along with the undeniable fact that someone continues to Tweet as Mary Russell) and the problematic title of the next Memoir: Now, I’m sure we can come up with solutions to this…
Read MoreA puzzling magazine
Mystery Scene is a favorite of the crime community, edited by longtime friend Kate Stine. They often run crossword puzzles, and this month’s, by Verna Suit, is “Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity” so I thought, hey, let’s see how many holes I have in my knowledge. Can you see which one I got wrong? 5 Down–”The Reigate…
Read MoreRussell infinity scarf
The Book Club folk have asked me to post here on Mutterings to see if anyone else might be interested in joining their order for a Mary Russell Infinity Scarf, from an Etsy seller. Here’s the Sherlock Holmes one, with a page of Hound of the Baskervilles running along it: This wouldn’t be until after the first…
Read MoreMy Holiday List
Barnes & Noble asked me to share my holiday giving list with them. Not that you’re getting one of these books from me, if you’re one of my friends-and-relations. You probably already have one, since I’ve been shoving these at everyone I know all year. But for those of you who want to know what…
Read MoreNew Video
Team LRK has a new video for you, based on a piece of prose you may recognize: “I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes…”
Read MoreMary Russell, meet Sherlock Holmes
Team LRK has a new video for you, based on a piece of prose you may recognize: “I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes…”
Read MoreClose of day
In these days of hate-mongering and rising tides of fear, a good sunset still manages to lift the spirits and calm the heart, whether looking towards the east (note furled pirate flag)… or the west…
Read MoreResearch and other addictions
I love research. It’s addictive, in fact, and can threaten the actual writing of the book unless one develops a stern attitude towards the Siren call of the shelves—or, for those wired that way, of the Internet. In The Murder of Mary Russell, the past holds the answer to the present’s questions, which means I…
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