Sherlock Holmes
Doyle’s locked rooms?
In the twenty years since The Beekeeper’s Apprentice introduced Mary Russell to the world, many questions have been raised about the good lady, and about her relationship with Sherlock Holmes, her religious beliefs, her Oxford college, what kind of car she drives—and just where on the Sussex Downs is that house of hers, anyway? In a fervent…
Read MoreRussell bundles, again!
My beloved Random House has an offer you…well, you can refuse if you like, they’re not that pushy. But it’s a really nice offer, for eight Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes novels, in celebration of Russell’s 20th anniversary. The titles run from O Jerusalem to Garment of Shadows, covering ground from 1919 Palestine to 1924 Morocco, with everything…
Read MoreRussell, bundled
To celebrate the 2oth anniversary of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, Picador is selling a merry bundle– –of the first four Mary Russell e-books. That’s right, a special package deal with a sweetheart of a cover, with Beekeeper, Monstrous Regiment of Women, A Letter of Mary, and The Moor. Fill up your e-reader library, so you’re never again stuck…
Read MoreA Russell Companion!
Due May 1: The Mary Russell (e-)Companion: all manner of information and tidbits concerning Miss Russell’s Memoirs, from What does their house look like? to What’s a copper beech? Yes, there’s even a chapter on her sex life. The book page is here. And I will over to you my humble and immediate apologies…
Read MoreLRK talks
The excellent and estimable Dan Stashower and I will sit on opposite sides of the country on Thursday (noon Eastern time) and have a conversation with Kojo Nnamdi about “The Enduring Popularity of Sherlock Holmes.” And Mary Russell, one hopes. It will be streamed, and you can ask questions, and–well, I hope you join us.…
Read MoreSherlock is Free!
Some months ago my good friend Les Klinger filed a court case against the Conan Doyle Estate claiming that the Estate had no right to block the use of the characters as established in the first fifty of the Conan Doyle Holmes stories (the last ten of which, published after 1923, do remain clearly under…
Read MoreLaurie talks!
When I was in the Pacific Northwest last month for the fabulous Sherlock Seattle I sat down and talked with Bill Kenower with Author about, well, Sherlock Holmes–and also about Mary Russell, the temerity of an innocent, writer’s block, and what writing has taught me:
Read MoreSeattle! and Sherlock!
Tonight: Portland. Friday night: Seattle. And also all weekend, because I’m the Guest of Honor at Seattle Sherlock! This Con is going to be more fun than Holmes could imagine, and there are still a few daily passes available, here. For details of Portland, Seattle, and beyond (Columbus, Ohio! San Francisco!) check out the events…
Read MoreLetters of Mary
Among the many unexpected joys I have discovered in being a writer has been the extraordinary community that has formed around the Mary Russell stories. People with little in common geographically or even socially come together online in mutual affection for Russell & Holmes—and, even more amazing, forge lasting friendships when they come together physically…
Read MoreTattooed with COOL
Okay, my life as a writer is now officially cool. A lovely woman by the name of Winn Goll is wearing Russell and Holmes on her skin. Or at any rate, versions of Russell and Holmes—feline versions: These fabulous (and no doubt painful) tattoos (yes, the needle kind) were done by Greg Whitehead at Scapegoat…
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