false <![CDATA[The Language of Bees (Mary Russell, #9)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236115850m/5226845.jpg 5226845 5 In a case that will push their relationship to the breaking point, Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband’s storied past—a painful and personal defeat that still has the power to sting…this time fatally. For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve—the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes’s beloved hives. But the anticipated sweetness of their homecoming is quickly tempered by a galling memory from her husband’s past. Mary had met Damian Adler only once before, when the promising surrealist painter had been charged with—and exonerated from—murder. Now the talented and troubled young man was enlisting their help again, this time in a desperate search for his missing wife and child. When it comes to communal behavior, Russell has often observed that there are many kinds of madness. And before this case yields its shattering solution, she’ll come into dangerous contact with a fair number of them. From suicides at Stonehenge to a bizarre religious cult, from the demimonde of the Café Royal at the heart of Bohemian London to the dark secrets of a young woman’s past on the streets of Shanghai, Russell will find herself on the trail of a killer more dangerous than any she’s ever faced—a killer Sherlock Holmes himself may be protecting for reasons near and dear to his heart. 5294117 book 28 4 2009 The Language of Bees total:754|5:246|4:335|3:142|2:24|1:7| 754 3051 1209 275 5 3 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 09:20:59 -0800 2009 Thu May 28 08:03:56 -0700 2009 it promises to be fantastic according to these chapters!

this is a real pageturner! just right, not too bloody, not too cozy, like i said, just right! and so british i simply love i...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 06:20:43 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 06:20:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 00:59:53 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 27 23:38:24 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 10:30:35 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:37:47 -0700 2009
But it's still an excellent mystery on its own. Russell and Holmes investigate a man's missing family -- complicated by the identity of the m...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 05:16:55 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 05:18:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:18:13 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:40:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 05:37:52 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 05:56:19 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 21:33:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 21:48:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 11:22:49 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 11:35:21 -0700 2009
I liked the opportunity to see the Bohemian side ...more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 15:20:12 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 15:31:47 -0700 2009
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Back from San Francisco, Russell and Holmes arrive at their Sussex home to find a most unexpected visitor--Holmes’ son, Damian Adler, child of Holmes’ liaison with Irene Adler. Russell had met Holmes’ son once before, when Daimian, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 10:05:39 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 15:50:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 08:45:10 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 09:19:31 -0700 2009
Without a moment to recuperate from their long journey, Holmes is immediately throw...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Apr 29 19:46:52 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 19:30:54 -0700 2009
That being said, I have to say this one wasn't tops on my list. Others in the series, like 'O Jerusalem', 'Justice Hall', and the very first, 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice', were pretty much ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 23:08:42 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 12:47:43 -0700 2009 Well, I really don't see how this pushes their relationship to the breaking point as the review says, but it does add the dimension that Holmes has a son he didn't know about. Other than that, I enjoyed it and it was a read right thru book, without breaks to read others etc. the focus is v...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 15:54:52 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 09:25:57 -0700 2009
Not only did I love those stories, I loved the character of Holmes. His...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5226845