A key date in The Murder of Mary Russell is 1879, when Sherlock Holmes and his future landlady meet. The other date is, of course, 1925, when Mary Russell…well. One thing that fascinated me is the difference in clothing between those two periods. Yes, Russell tends to wear her father’s old suits, but she couldn’t…
Read MoreThe Murder of Mary Russell: Mrs Hudson encounters the joys [sic] of the Baker Street house. ** The Murder of Mary Russell can be ordered as: A signed US hardback from Bookshop Santa Cruz or Poisoned Pen Books An unsigned hardback or ebook from B&N/Nook or Amazon/Kindle A UK hardback from Waterstones, or hard/ebook from Amazon UK.
Read MoreOut today: The Murder of Mary Russell, in which we meet a young Holmes, and also see a much older version of the Great Detective remembering those far-off days. I hope you enjoy it. Key to The Murder of Mary Russell is the past of Sherlock Holmes, and especially the Victorian city through which he…
Read MoreLast month, I invited all Friends of Russell to speculate on that good woman’s death: was it in 1925, or recently—or in the future? How did her obituary in The Times of London read, or what did her headstone look like. (I really have to stop doing these contests: judging them just pulls me to…
Read MoreThe Murder. Of Mary Russell. ** The Murder of Mary Russell can be ordered as: A signed US hardback from Bookshop Santa Cruz or Poisoned Pen Books An unsigned hardback or ebook from B&N/Nook or Amazon/Kindle A UK hardback from Waterstones, or hard/ebook from Amazon UK.
Read MoreTomorrow… ** The Murder of Mary Russell can be ordered as: A signed US hardback from Bookshop Santa Cruz or Poisoned Pen Books An unsigned hardback or ebook from B&N/Nook or Amazon/Kindle A UK hardback from Waterstones, or hard/ebook from Amazon UK.
Read MoreA while ago I posted a blog about a gorgeous old book I came across during research, where Charles Dickens (Jr—not riding on his father’s coat-tails or anything) writes about the city, particularly the Ratcliffe Hwy and opium dens. (The post is here.) The Dickens guide offers such an endless variety of entertainments, one is frankly torn. A…
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Read MoreApril 5, 2016 Laurie R. King’s bestselling Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Russell and Holmes have become one of modern literature’s most beloved teams. Does this adventure end it all?
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