Stuyvesant & Grey Touchstone: A Stuyvesant & Grey Novel, Book 1, (Paperback)

from CateK

Reading a Laurie King mystery is relaxing. I do not have to worry about unbelievable plotlines, or the main character making incredibly stupid decisions because it's the only way to move the plot in the right direction. I know that the characters, and the era and setting, will be fully realized. ...

from Spencer28

I always enjoy Laurie King's books, and have read all of her Kate Martinelli and Mary Russell books, but somehow overlooked this quasi-standalone novel. I enjoyed the characters and the period details, but somehow couldn't quite accept everything as realistic. Despite that, I couldn't put the boo...

from JenneB

It took me a little while to get into this, but once I did I couldn't stop thinking about it when I wasn't reading it.Basically, it's England in 1926, and there's this huge strike brewing, and everyone is trying to recover from the war, and this American agent comes over to try to track down a un...

from smik

Bennett Grey survived being blown up at the end of World War I. In fact he believes he was blown to pieces and somehow miraculously re-assembled. With the experience came the new ability to see into people, to "feel" accurately whether they are telling the truth. When his ability is noticed he be...

from cajela

Loved it. Laurie King is an absorbing writer, and this is no exception, although I did find it a little slower to get into than some. It's set in 1920s Britain, where American agent Stuyvesant Harris has come to informally investigate some anarchist bombings. His suspect is a politician, whose fi...