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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]