A Letter of Mary: A Mary Russell Novel (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) - Hardcover

King, Laurie R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0783880677 ISBN 13: 9780783880679

Publisher: G K Hall & Co, 1997

Synopsis

MysteryLarge Print EditionCompelling characters, scrupulous period detail and an absorbing, feminist-influenced mystery. Washington Post Book WorldAugust 23, 1923. The quiet in the Holmes household in Sussex is shaken when Dorothy Ruskin, an amateur archaeologist from the Holy Land, appears with a lovely inlaid box containing a scrap of ancient writing. But when Miss Ruskin is murdered in a staged automobile accident, the motive is unsure. Was she killed for the manuscript? Or for her involvement in the volatile politics of the Holy Land? Sherlock Holmes will do some of his most ambitious detecting to find out the cause of Miss Ruskins untimely death.

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Review:

Sherlock Holmes and his scholarly companion Mary Russell are caught up in an exciting mystery when an archaeologist leaves them with a treasured find, a papyrus supposedly written by Mary Magdalene. When the archaeoligist winds up dead and someone attempts to make off with the artifact, Holmes and Russel become embroiled in a rollicking story filled with political intrigue and highbrow sleuthing. The level of writing hasn't been higher in this Laurie King series.

From the Publisher:

"A lively adventure in the very best of intellectual company."
--The New York Times Book Review

"The great marvel of King's series is that she's managed to preserve the integrity of Holmes's character and yet somehow conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the partner of his mind as well as his heart....superb."
--The Washington Post Book World

"A wonderful book, simultaneously inventive, charming, witty, and suspenseful. I loved it."
--Elizabeth George

"An intellectual puzzler, full of bright red herrings and dazzling asides."
--Chicago Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: G K Hall & Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0783880677
• ISBN 13: 9780783880679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384