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The Beekeeper's Apprentice | 
 enlarge | Author: Laurie R. King
Publisher: Bantam Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 728945
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bantam Tra
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0553381520
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553381528
ASIN: 0553381520
Publication Date: March 2002
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 finally! August 1, 2007
Avonley Kente
This is how I discovered this book: While attending a small two year college in a one horse town with one main street, I began to hunger for something to do. I had visited the on campus library any number of times and decided that it might be fun to investigate the public library in town. After a small self guided tour I settled into my basic rut; the mystery section. As I was scanning the lowest shelf, crouched on my knees with my glasses on the tip of my nose, I found it!
A book called The Beekeeper's Apprentice, in the middle of the mysteries could only be about one person: Sherlock Holmes! I'd been searching for new material for ages, reading little things meant for children and meant as spoofs, with the usual half amused snort. I even listened the old radio show hoping for something worth my time. I was nearly to the point of succumbing to my fear that I would never find such a thing. I was wrong. As a bonafied Baker Street Irregular, Holmesian or what-have-you, I recommend this book and the seven subsequent volumes to anyone who has ever wished that Sherlock Holmes really lived. (The book even makes you wonder if he did.) Mary Russell is the perfect addition to the "Holmes Gang" and my personal role-model where fiction is concerned. A must read. I can hardley wait for the ninth installment!
Holmes is back ! July 30, 2007
A. Hope (Birmingham, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book. I am a huge Holmes fan - and so half expected to be disappointed by Laurie King's representation of him. However I thought the character was great - very faithful to the original - although maybe a tad mellower - possibly due to retirement and no cocaine I suppose - the relationship he develops with Mary Russel is lovely, and it was wonderful to meet up again with Watson and Mrs Hudson. It feels as if Laurie King has given us Sherlock Holmes back - and I think I will be reading many more of this series. Russell is a fiesty, gutsy female - only 15 when we first meet her, and she first meets Holmes while he is studying bees, she ends up at Oxford, with frequent visits back to Sussex to see Holmes, and of course Holmes appears in disguise in her rooms at Oxford - just like you know he will. Great Stuff. I don't generally read mystery type books -or rarely at least, but this made a really nice change.
The Most Authentic and Enjoyable Portrayal of Holmes!!! February 27, 2006
Clarence T. Henry
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Meet Mary Russell--young, witty, and with an intellect to rival that of the famous, yet aging, Sherlock Holmes. From the first time they meet, they are intrically linked together. Under Holmes's tutelage, Russell embarks on a case involving a landowner's mysterious fever and the kidnapping of an American senator's daughter. Unlike Watson, Russell is on equal footing with Holmes and she even makes deductions that he fails to see. One case leads into another and Holmes’ life soon becomes endangered by an enigmatic and clever opponent. Holmes hasn’t met such a match since Moriarty, but this time around the aging detective has Russell by his side. This is, by far, the most authentic portrayal of Holmes since Arthur Conan Doyle. The repartee between Holmes and Russell is deliciously witty and perfectly written. This was the most pleasurable reading experience in a very long time.
 Incredibly readable February 26, 2006
Glen Engel Cox (Washington, DC USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a rare book indeed that I find myself compelled to read straight through, and this has become an even more rare occurrence in recent years due to an increasingly busy life. So when I tell you that I read this book in two days in two sittings, that should give you a good indication of just how compelling this book is.Yes, it's a Sherlock Holmes book. Yes, it's not by Conan Doyle. I'm not normally one to recommend a book that uses characters created by other writers, but there's an exception to everything, and King is the exception. Give her credit for the creation of a character just as interesting as Holmes, and for portraying Holmes in not just a reverential manner, but a professional one. That is, she lets him grow as a character, rather than keeping him static. This is a huge improvement over Doyle (albeit Holmes changed under his pen, but not quite as believably). King also has a wonderful plot here, and a wonderful villain. The combination kept me up until 1 a.m. on two nights running. Likely it will do the same for you.
The Game's Afoot March 17, 2004
Sebastian Fernandez (Tampa, Florida United States)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
After the death of her family, Mary Russell, a fifteen year-old, moves to a farm with her "evil" aunt. In one of her walks around the area she meets the famous Sherlock Holmes, who is retired and dedicates his hours to the study of bees. Right from the start the two main characters in the book match their wits and Holmes is surprised by the potential he sees in this young woman. He then decides to tutor her and introduce her to the art of investigative work. In the next few years, they go through a few cases and Mary goes away to Oxford to continue her studies; but at one point they are faced with a more dangerous opponent, who wants to kill not only Holmes, but also Mary; even Dr. Watson and Mycroft are in danger. If you want to know the rest, you better read the book!In my opinion the author does a very good job in maintaining the particular characteristics that define the characters in Arthur Conan Doyle's books, especially in the case of Sherlock Holmes. It is amazing how you feel that the deductive work is done by exactly the same detective you knew from the past, and with the added benefit of a fresh mind assisting him! I was very pleased to see the ingenious way in which Laurie King connected this new series with the Conan Doyle's work. She concocted a story about her receiving the manuscripts of the different stories in the series some time ago, and that she is merely the editor. The manuscripts were of course written by the enchanting Mary Russell. Finally, let me tell you that, since I am an avid chess player, I thoroughly enjoyed the way in which Holmes uses a chess game with Mary to explain the strategy he was planning to utilize in one of their cases. I will definitely continue reading the books in this series, and if you haven't started yet, I recommend you do it now!
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