Books : The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Or On the Segregation of the Queen/A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell Novels)
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780312427368
ISBN number: 0312427360
Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: October 02, 2007
Publishing house: Picador
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 12998
Studio: Picador
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An Agatha Award Best Novel Nominee
Named One of the Century's Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association
From New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King comes the book that introduced us to the ingenious Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes mysteries
In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees when a young woman literally stumbles into him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes--and match him wit for wit. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. In their very first case together, they must track down a kidnapped American senator's daughter and confront a truly cunning adversary--a bomber who has set trip wires for the sleuths and who will stop at nothing to end their partnership. Full of brilliant deductions, disguises, and dangers, this very first book of the Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes mysteries is 'wonderfully original and entertaining . . . absorbing from beginning to end' (Booklist).
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This book is about a genius teenage girl, recently orphaned, who meets Sherlock Holmes as he's studying bees. Well, she actually almost walks over him. So begins a rather clever story. Mary and Holmes think alike, which means that the amazing Sherlock Holmes finally has a friend with whom he can share his adventures and care about, as opposed to look down upon.
The story is narrated by Mary Russell and concerns her very first adventures with the great detective, including finding a kidnapped child and eluding a brilliant bomber. It is told over the course of a few years as Mary attends Oxford and is taught by Holmes himself in the art of detecting.
I really liked this story and plan to start reading the second in the series, "A Monstrous Regiment of Women," as soon as I finish this review. Mary does share some personality traits with Holmes, which is interesting to see in a young woman during the WWI years. There is also the interesting idea that Holmes truly cares about Mary. I like that there is an interview with the author at the end.
I'm not sure how strict Arthur Conan Doyle fans will feel about this series, but for the casual reader, this is plenty fun.
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What a find these Mary Russell books are! Deliciously written period pieces with humor, a great heroine, intelligent smart mysteries, thoughtful social commentary, and a delight for an old Sherlock Holmes fan like myself. I highly recommend them!
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This book successfully captures the feel of the original Holmes mysteries, from a new point of view. I look forward to the other books in this series.
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I have to admit, the beginning is slightly slow, but once the very first case takes place, the plot becomes action-packed. It is written in very first person by Miss Mary Russell herself.
Mary Russell has recently arrived in Britain from England after a car accident kills her family. She lives with a horrible aunt, but is "rescued" from her by stepping onto (literally) retired Sherlock Holmes. The two form a strange relationship from that meeting.
I have read this book over and over again, along with the other books in the Mary Russell series. I highly recommend this book!
1. The Beekeeper's Apprentice
2. A Monstrous Regiment of Women
3. A Letter of Mary
4. The Moor
5. O Jerusalem (plot takes place during "The Beekeeper's Apprentice," but best read before Justice Hall)
6. Justice Hall
7. The Game
8. Locked Rooms
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This is a fine introduction to what I hope will be a great series. Holmes & Co. have been wrapped up in bright, new, shiny paper and given us as a present.
It seems that some are put off by the gutsy heresy of it all, but it is a lively outing and answers the question: 'Do fictional characters have secret lives?' Apparently they do. But it's not just Holmes you see with different eyes, there's Mycroft!, the Doc, there's London, the peelers, and there's Mary Russell herself, along with characters aplenty to intrigue and amuse.
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