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Synopsis: Laurie R. King’s bestselling mystery series featuring Mary Russell and her husband and partner, Sherlock Holmes, is beloved by readers and acclaimed by critics the world over. Now the illustrious duo returns for their most dangerous exploit yet, in a rich and atmospheric tale that takes them to India to save the life of one of literature’s most fabled heroes.
It’s the second day of the new year, 1924, and Mary Russell is settling in for a much-needed rest with her husband, Sherlock Holmes. But the fragile peace will be fleeting—for a visit with Holmes’s gravely ill brother, Mycroft, brings news of an intrigue that is sure to halt their respite. Mycroft, who has ties to the highest levels of the government, has just received a strange package. The oilskin-wrapped packet contains the papers of a missing English spy named Kimball O’Hara—indeed, the same Kimball who served as the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s famed Kim.
An orphaned English boy turned loose in India, Kim long used his cunning to spy for the Crown. But after inexplicably withdrawing from the “Great Game” of border espionage, he’s gone missing and is feared taken hostage—or even killed.
When Russell learns of Holmes’s own secret friendship with Kim some thirty years before, she knows the die is cast: she will accompany her husband to India to search for the missing operative. But even before they arrive, danger will show its face in everything from a suspicious passenger on board their steamer to an “accident” that very nearly claims their lives. Once in India, Russell and Holmes must travel incognito—no small task for the English lady and her lanky companion. But after a twist of fate forces the couple to part ways, Russell learns that in this faraway place it’s often impossible to tell friend from foe—and that some games must be played out until their deadly end.
Showcasing King’s masterful plotting and skill at making history leap from the page, The Game brings alive an India fraught with unrest and poised for change—and an unpredictable mystery with brilliance and character to match.
About the Author: Laurie R. King became the first novelist since Patricia Cornwell to win prizes for Best First Crime Novel on both sides of the Atlantic with the publication of her debut thriller, A Grave Talent. She is the bestselling author of four contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, seven Mary Russell mysteries, and the bestselling novels A Darker Place and Folly. She lives in northern California.
Title: The Game
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 000640
Book Description Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # GRP67755983
Book Description Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP73176411
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. First ed, full numberline. SIGNED by author on title page. A nice, clean copy. Jacket in mylar, VG. Light shelf wear may be present due to storage. Seller Inventory # mon0002701871
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st edition. 8vo, 368 pp., First printing of the first edition. Seller Inventory # 055866
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # b-937-15
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed and dated by author (March 4, 2004) on title page. A fine copy of the first edition, 1st printing. Holmes and Russell (or is it Russell and Holmes.) track the real-life 'Kim' of Kipling through India northern border country. Seller Inventory # 630458
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by the author in her small hand to the title page. Number line complete 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. It being 1924, Mary Russell and her retired husband, Sherlock Holmes, will surely soon be bound to British India, to rescue a captive from the clutches of a dangerous maharajah. 369 pp. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 012036
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, shelf wear, stained. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002845
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Author signature with inscription on title page. First edition by number code. Dust jacket is protected by mylar. Signed By Author. Seller Inventory # 254480