Why am I passionate about this?
As a lifelong Sherlockian, I have always enjoyed writing and reading about Sherlock Holmes. My favorite pastiches are the ones that are most faithful to the characters of Holmes and Watson, even if the story borders on the fantastic. I adore Sherlock Holmes and am a member of the Sound of the Baskervilles, The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, The Crew of the Barque Lone Star, The Beacon Society, The ACD Society, and The John H. Watson Society. I’ve written over 20 published stories about the Great Detective and plan to write many more.
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Why did Naching love this book?
Laurie R. King has written many novels featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, and, to tell you the truth, I never had an interest in them when they first came out. Last year, I broke down and bought this book, the first book in the Mary Russell series, and I wish I’d bought it twenty years ago.
King’s book is thoughtful, fun, and considerate of the canon. Holmes is Holmes in this story of how a teenage girl meets the Great Detective. She is also smart enough to keep up with him as they solve their first mystery together.
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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 protegee and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. But even in their first case together, the pair face a truly cunning adversary who will stop at nothing to put an end to their partnership.