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I loved this book to pieces, and as I read it I often felt a smile on my face. Sherlock Holmes purists might well howl, but as a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle myself, I thought King's knowledge and affection for the original was palpable. The book opens with an "Editor's Preface" from King disavowing authorship and claiming the manuscripts turned up mysteriously on her doorstep. She claimed that even as a mystery writer she'd be chagrined to take responsibility for "the farfetched idea of Sherlock H
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The Language of Bees by Laurie R. KingI 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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