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The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)

Laurie R. King

Start date: July 27, 2009

Finish date: July 27, 2009

Discussion: Chapter 4: Mystery

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May 05, 2009 Celeste rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved this book. Can't wait to read some of the others in the series. Well written and almost feels as if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has come back to continue his tales for us. Thank you Ms. King for some great story telling. I will be reading. ...more

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Oct 14, 2009 Stacie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King

I was first attracted to this book because of the cover. The original stain glass look, and then I took a longer look, and found the concept really intriguing. I took a look at Laurie's blog, and went to work the next day, and ordered the first 4 books in the series. It's a little longer read, because you are trying to get all the syntax. I grew up loving Sherlock Holmes, and like to see him not so high and mighty, slightly flawed, and more in control o ...more

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Nov 04, 2011 Nicole rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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After accidently reading Pirate King, eleventh in the series, first and liking it, I thought I would go back to the beginning. In The Beekeeper's Apprentice, we discover how Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes meet and travel with them on their first cases, one of which involves a kidnapped girl. I really enjoyed the pace of this book and the sheer variety of cases that were presented. Reading this made me really want to go back to the very beginning and read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories of She ...more

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