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A Letter of Mary: A Mary Russell Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Laurie R. King
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1296646
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 276
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0312146701
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312146702
ASIN: 0312146701
Publication Date: January 1997
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 Atmospheric and well written but results in a huge anti-climax May 11, 2008
Snapdragon (London)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was relieved when I found this series; an intelligent and well-written continuation to the career of Sherlock Holmes that never slips into pastiche.
This is the third of the Mary Russell books, although it could be read on its own. Mary and Sherlock Homes are now married, and although it isn't the most convincing marriage in the world, it is quite a convincing partnership. Mary is approached by an old acquaintance, a feminist archaeologist, who brings her a papyrus which is supposedly a letter written by Mary Magdalene. On the night following this meeting the archaeologist becomes the victim of a hit and run accident and Mary and Sherlock investigate.
Again, this is an interesting and atmospheric book and takes an interesting approach to the Sherlock Holmes way of investigating (especially as investigating techniques have changed and improved since he first started out.) My only disappointment was that the ending was something of an anti-climax. It wouldn't stop me reading others in the series though
Entertaining, fast paced crime novel May 15, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of my favourite Laurie R. King books, this novel has a hugely entertaining and fast paced plot.Mary Russell meets an old friend who has a rather controversial theory regarding Mary Magdeline, which she is about to make public. Her theory is arousing feelings of enmity amongst her male colleagues. The friend also shows Mary a rather mysterious puzzle box. Shortly afterwards this friend is killed in a hit and run incident. Accident or murder ? Holmes and Mary investigate.
Unlike some of her other Sherlock Holmes pastiches, this novel does not feature the rather lengthy historical travel descriptions which bogged down King's other novels "Oh Jerusalem" and "The Moor". A gripping and entertaining crime novel featuring King's wonderful characterisations of Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell. I enjoyed this as much as I did "A Monstous Regiment Of Women"... hugely.
 Sherlock Holmes' better half? May 11, 2003
M. Finn
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If like me you can't bring yourself to believe that the restless mind of the great detective Sherlock Holmes could ever be content with the study of beekeeping you won't be surprised by the discovery of yet more lost manuscripts detailing his post retirement adventures. The Beekeeper's Apprentice introduced the character of Mary Russell; A Letter of Mary takes place years later and Mary has now married Sherlock - shocked gasp. King's books are meticulously researched and are fascinating studies of the era even without all the Holmsian trapping that she has so effortlessly reinvented and made her own without ever coming close to pastiche. I don't think there can be many fans of Holmes who would be disappointed with her treatment of the character.
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