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Laurie R. King

Autor(a) de The Beekeeper's Apprentice

73+ Works 41,816 Membros 1,920 Críticas 238 Favorited

About the Author

Laurie R. King is the bestselling author of "A Darker Place," four contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, and five acclaimed Mary Russell mysteries. She lives in northern California. Her newest book is the ninth one in the Mary Russell mystery series, The Language of Bees. (Publisher mostrar mais Provided) Laurie R. King is a mystery writer, who holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in theology. Her first novel, Grave Talent, was published in 1993 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Since then, she has written over twenty books including the Mary Russell Mysteries series, the Stuyvesant and Grey series, the Kate Martinelli Mystery series, A Darker Place, Folly, and Keeping Watch. She has also co-authored a number of nonfiction works and anthologies including Crime Writing, The Grand Game, and Studies in Sherlock. Laurie's title, Dreaming Spies, is a 2015 New York Times Bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por Laurie R. King

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994) 5,767 exemplares
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995) 3,060 exemplares
A Letter of Mary (1996) 2,616 exemplares
The Moor (1998) 2,381 exemplares
O Jerusalem (1999) 2,247 exemplares
The Game (2004) 2,126 exemplares
Locked Rooms (2005) 2,091 exemplares
Justice Hall (2002) 2,090 exemplares
The Language of Bees (2009) 1,610 exemplares
The God of the Hive (2010) 1,382 exemplares
A Grave Talent (1993) 1,303 exemplares
The Art of Detection (2006) 1,199 exemplares
Pirate King (2011) 1,061 exemplares
Garment of Shadows (2012) 964 exemplares
To Play the Fool (1995) 948 exemplares
A Darker Place (1999) 902 exemplares
Night Work (2000) 894 exemplares
With Child (1996) 846 exemplares
Dreaming Spies (2015) 814 exemplares
Folly (2001) 788 exemplares
Touchstone (2007) 735 exemplares
The Murder of Mary Russell (2016) 727 exemplares
The Bones of Paris (2013) 577 exemplares
Keeping Watch (2003) 537 exemplares
A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (2011) — Editor — 525 exemplares
Island of the Mad (2018) 495 exemplares
Riviera Gold (2020) 356 exemplares
Beekeeping for Beginners (2011) 298 exemplares
Castle Shade (2021) 290 exemplares
Califia's Daughters (2004) 257 exemplares
Lockdown (2017) 248 exemplares
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes (2011) — Editor — 219 exemplares
Back to the Garden (2022) 202 exemplares
The Marriage of Mary Russell (2016) 154 exemplares
Mrs. Hudson's Case (1998) 81 exemplares
Mary's Christmas [short story] (2014) 59 exemplares
The Mary Russell Companion (2014) 41 exemplares
Beginnings (2019) 41 exemplares
Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes (2013) 35 exemplares
Hellbender (2011) 28 exemplares
The Lantern's Dance (2024) 14 exemplares
Mary Russell Mysteries: Books 1-4 (2014) 13 exemplares
The Marriage of Billie Birdsong (2006) 8 exemplares
Mila's Tale (2014) 6 exemplares
Stately Holmes (2016) 4 exemplares
Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto (2015) 3 exemplares
[Title missing] 3 exemplares
My Thesis Being . . . (2013) 2 exemplares

Associated Works

McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (2002) — Contribuidor — 1,450 exemplares
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contribuidor — 758 exemplares
Down These Strange Streets (2011) — Contribuidor — 491 exemplares
Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy (2008) — Contribuidor — 398 exemplares
Naked Came the Phoenix: A Serial Novel (2001) — Contribuidor — 303 exemplares
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe (2009) — Contribuidor — 163 exemplares
The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals and the Chase (2008) — Contribuidor — 149 exemplares
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Contribuidor — 130 exemplares
Crime Through Time: Original Tales of Historical Mystery (1997) — Contribuidor — 127 exemplares
Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction (2001) — Prefácio, algumas edições53 exemplares
Deadly Anniversaries (2020) — Contribuidor — 52 exemplares
Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted (2017) — Contribuidor — 46 exemplares
Wild Crimes: Stories of Mystery in the Wild (2004) — Contribuidor — 44 exemplares
Irreconcilable Differences (1999) — Contribuidor — 32 exemplares
Murder at the Foul Line (1911) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey (2014) — Contribuidor — 17 exemplares

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A Study in Sherlock - New Pastiche Collection em Baker Street and Beyond (Novembro 2013)
New Holmes/Russell Book Coming! em Baker Street and Beyond (Novembro 2012)

Críticas

There's not a strong focus on detective work in this one, and the solution to the central mystery gives off Scooby-Doo vibes. However, the Transylvanian setting is cool, the historical details interesting, and Russell and Holmes are still great characters.
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amanda4242 | 23 outras críticas | Nov 21, 2023 |
I have always enjoyed Laurie R. King’s stories about Sherlock Holmes and his protégée and later wife, Mary Russell. This book, about a mysterious document, a sinister murder, multiple red herrings and a few bees, kept my attention throughout. King is a very competent writer and the books slide by like honey, smooth and tempting and occasionally with a bit of a sting.
I try not to envision Mary with the very much older Holmes, as I find that somewhat Lolita-esque, but once that is pushed aside the mysteries are always involving without being too frightening- a perfect read for this anxious time.
I share with Holmes his feeling at the solution to the mystery- I shan’t mention it here to avoid spoilers, but I sense the book ended not quite as King would have wanted it.
That said, I will be looking for more in this series. An excellent rainy day read.
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Dabble58 | 74 outras críticas | Nov 11, 2023 |
Way back when my daughter was a youngish teen, she and I enjoyed mightily the storied of The Beekeeper's Apprentice and the ongoing story of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. So recently, in my hunt for mystery authors for Bloody Words Stormy Weather in Halifax, I grabbed this book from the library to see what Mary Russell was up to now.
Well, maybe I'm older and more cynical (I read Swedish authors, after all) but this book didn't grab me at all, with it's lengthy and needlessly complex setup. I feel certain that, had I stuck it out, I'd find a nugget of goodness there - King is a fluid writer and often funny and I enjoy that. But after many many pages, I had to toss it into the "return to library" pile.
Perhaps it would have been better to read the series again from the beginning, but I didn't enjoy them that much. I find Holmes a bit annoying at the best of times ("Those of you who think you know everything are annoying to those of us who do" and all that) and really hate deus ex machina mysteries where the magical detective whips the secret out from under his cloak (it always seems to be a him) at the end.
Still, for fans of Holmes, it's interesting to see him as a non-drug-addicted, married man. For me, something doesn't fit.
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Dabble58 | 94 outras críticas | Nov 11, 2023 |
I guess if I'm going to keep enjoying Holmes fanfic so much, I should probably read the originals...
 
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mmparker | 283 outras críticas | Oct 24, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
73
Also by
21
Membros
41,816
Popularidade
#415
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
1,920
ISBN
795
Línguas
19
Marcado como favorito
238
Pedras de toque
1,311

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