Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes The Language of Bees, Book 5, (Paperback)

from LisaMaria_C

For those who don't know, the Mary Russell series are books of basically Sherlock Holmes fan fiction. Set in the early 20th Century, King gives Holmes a female romantic and professional partner, Mary Russell, a much younger--and feminist partner. And yes, incongruous and unlikely as that might so...

from mldavis2

This is #9 in the series of Mary Russell / Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Laurie King, and one of the best so far as I read them in chronological order. The setting is Scotland as Russell and Holmes follow a trail of Holmes' son Damien to a ritual sacrifice. King continues to develop the characters...

from ssperson

It's been a long time since I've read any books in this series, and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy them. This one was as good as previous installments. It sees Russell and Holmes back in England after traveling around the world in previous books. I'm looking forward to starting the next.

from thesmellofbooks

I rate this 3.5 with reservations. I was NOT PLEASED to reach the end of the book and discover it really wasn't over. There was a whole nother novel to get to the end of the mystery, yet it wasn't billed as Part One. NOT OKAY. Also not convinced by the "solution" to the minor mystery on the side....

from cyderry

How ironic that Holmes and Russell return after a nearly a year to their home in Sussex at the same time that they return to us after a 4 year absence. Back at their beginnings, Russell is again the apprentice to Holmes as beekeeper. Missing bees, however, have to take second place, when confront...