The God of the Hive Laurie R. King Bantam, 368 pages Get it from Amazon >> I’ve been a fan of Laurie R. King’s series about Mary Russell and her older husband, the legendary Sherlock Holmes, since the first book hit the stores, so of course, I had to have the latest adventure the very [...]

On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way [...]

Technically this should be a Sunday Salon entry, but I slept through half of Sunday, and spent the other half cleaning, so I’m writing a chattery post now because I’m in the middle of half a dozen novels, but not done enough with any to write reviews…yet. Lately, I’ve been in a mystery mood – [...]

The Language of Bees Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon.com >> In the latest installment of the Holmes and Russell series, The Language of Bees the bees Holmes is raising in Sussex serve as both metaphor and counterpoint to the action-packed mystery. One of his hives is swarming, something bees apparently do when they [...]

Locked Rooms Laurie R. King Get it from Amazon >> Just when you thought it was safe to revisit this blog, I’ve got yet another Holmes/Russell novel to review. Of the nine books in the series, so far, I have to confess that this one is my favorite because it delves into Mary’s past in [...]

The Game Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon >> When I first realized that The Game was the name of the seventh Holmes and Russell mystery, I thought it referred to a literal game. I knew it didn’t mean XBox, of course, since these novels take place in the twenties. Chess, I thought, might [...]

Justice Hall Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon >> My Holmes/Russell reading fest draws to a temporary close with Justice Hall, which, while much later than O Jerusalem in terms of internal chronology, is nonetheless a direct sequel. In this novel, Holmes and Russell are called to the aid of friends originally met in [...]

On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way [...]

The Moor Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon >> My marathon of Laurie R. King’s Holmes and Russell series reached The Moor last night, and left it this morning. When I’m not sleeping, I’ve been reading, though mainly in fits and starts. In any case, this book is sort of a loose sequel to [...]

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon >> I’ve reviewed work by Laurie R. King in this blog before, but finding a couple of her Holmes & Russell novels at Half-Price Books last weekend, and then finding out that she had a new book in the series out this year has spurred [...]