A Monstrous Regiment of Women Best Read || [Laurie R. King]
A Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell s adventures as a worthy student of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and as an ever skilled sleuth in her own right Looking for respite in London after a stupefying visit from relatives, Mary encounters a friend from Oxford The young woman introduces Mary to her current enthusiasm, a strange and enigmatic womaA Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell s adventures as a worthy student of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and as an ever skilled sleuth in her own right Looking for respite in London after a stupefying visit from relatives, Mary encounters a friend from Oxford The young woman introduces Mary to her current enthusiasm, a strange and enigmatic woman named Margery Childe, who leads something called The New Temple of God It seems to be a charismatic sect involved in the post World War I suffrage movement, with a feminist slant on Christianity Mary is curious about the woman, and intrigued Is the New Temple a front for something sinister When a series of murders claims members of the movement s wealthy young female volunteers and principal contributors, Mary, with Holmes in the background, begins to investigate Things become desperate than either of them expected as Mary s search plunges her into the worst danger she has yet faced.

Edgar winning mystery writer Laurie R King writes series and standalone novels Her official forum is THE LRK VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB here on please join us for book discussing fun King s most recent novel, Dreaming Spies, sees Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes travel from Japan to Oxford, in a case with international players and personal meaning The Mary Russell Sherlock Holmes series follows a brilliant young woman who becomes the student, then partner, of the great detective click here for an excerpt of the first in the series, The Beekeeper s Apprentice The Stuyvesant and Grey series Touchstone The Bones of Paris takes place in Europe between the Wars The Kate Martinelli series follows an SFPD detective s cases on a female Rembrandt, a holy fool, and Click for an excerpt of A Grave Talent King lives in northern California, which serves as backdrop for some of her books Please note that Laurie checks her inbox intermittently, so it may take some time to receive a reply A quicker response may be possible via a post on Laurie s Facebook page or by way of email sent to info laurierking.
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women Best Read || [Laurie R. King]
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