Sherlock Holmes meets a teenaged girl, argues with her, and ends up making her an apprentice. The book is not as silly as I'm making it sound in this summary, but it's also not as good as the Amazon reviews claim. The central mystery is not impressive. The novel is entertaining, but overall I preferred Michael Dibdin's The Last Sherlock Holmes Mystery.

I'm amused that a minor character in Beekeeper's is named Jessica Simpson.

I enjoy Laurie R. King's writing style--which is a relief, as I have somehow managed to buy three copies of this novel and at least four copies of other novels she has written. I really should get organized one of these days.