The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R King

In her re-imagining of the Sherlock Holmes tales, author Laurie R King has Holmes retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees.

When a young woman stumbles into him on the Sussex Downs, Holmes finds himself drawn to her very modern 20th-century personality. What he doesn't realise is she will prove a deft protégée and a fitting partner, displaying an intellect to impress even this most gifted of Victorian detectives. As the young Mary Russell matches Holmes wit for wit in their first case together, the pair face a truly cunning adversary who will stop at nothing to put an end to their partnership.

This is the first in a 25-strong series of Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes stories by King, and should prove a riveting addition to your crime fiction reading list.

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