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I think one of the tings I like about this series is that there is considerable intellect involved, both in the characters of Russell and Holmes themselves, and in the manner in which the mystery is solved.

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The theme is intriguing, and I love the integration of subtle themes. I am adding Laurie King to my list of people to try to get to see sometime. As I am reading the series together again, the continuity is clearly ...more...]]> 64165903 1222597 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 3 0 true Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:21:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:48:34 -0700 2009
I just don't approve of the marriage. I do not believe that Sherlock Holmes, at the age of 60, would marry a 22 year old woman, regardless of how l...more...]]> 42065406 113980 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 2 1 true Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 23:52:10 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 13:51:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 68636212 1072927 1148776 0312146701 9780312146702 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1148776.A_Letter_of_Mary 4.04 23 3 0 false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:39:54 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 18:15:57 -0700 2009 1
The novel opens in their hometown cottage with Russe...more...]]> 76897280 2525766 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 2 0 true Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:00:28 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 09:26:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 45875277 901578 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 3 0 false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 17:21:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:43:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 49282103 2099671 1582381 0002326566 9780002326568 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185473223m/1582381.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1582381.A_Letter_of_Mary 5.00 1 5 0 false Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Mar 14 17:08:02 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 17:12:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53281239 676622 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 5 0 false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:25:50 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 10:43:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 25656984 654480 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 5 1 false Fri Jun 27 08:02:43 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 08:03:14 -0700 2008 41334001 1381305 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Dec 30 15:49:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 10:59:29 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 41966459 1752766 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 4 0 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 09:56:05 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 10:01:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 57273659 2352783 77256 0553577808 9780553577808 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900025m/77256.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77256.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.84 97 4 0 true Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:49:59 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:49:59 -0700 2009
Mary meets with a friend visiting from the Holy Land who might have an...more...]]> 57940143 2370169 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 31 07:24:13 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 07:30:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 11511643 153267 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 3 0 false Wed Jan 02 23:08:41 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 23:09:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 76278782 842257 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 3 0 false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 23:42:39 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 19:15:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 11930661 683592 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 4 0 false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 07 19:31:12 -0800 2008 Fri May 15 10:01:36 -0700 2009 2
On second reading, all of this c...more...]]> 39173062 1109516 93938 000651085X 9780006510857 99 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171265429m/93938.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93938.A_Letter_of_Mary 3.93 1721 4 0 false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 22:45:44 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 22:50:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1148776