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I am not a big fan of Sherlock Holmes stories. Perhaps I read too many of them when I was younger and just burned out. I do like the TV show "Elementary", which is a more modern Sherlock Holmes story.
All of that is to point out that, if I had known this was a Sherlock Holmes story, I might not have read it. However, I did and enjoyed it a lot, especially the focus on Mary and her interactions with Holmes. A nice new look at this old character. ...more
All of that is to point out that, if I had known this was a Sherlock Holmes story, I might not have read it. However, I did and enjoyed it a lot, especially the focus on Mary and her interactions with Holmes. A nice new look at this old character. ...more
If someone told me this book was about Sherlock Homes, I would have read it so much sooner. I am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. In this book, he is retired. He mentors a young girl named Mary Russel who is just as intelligent as Holmes. He teaches her in the art of deduction. She is a modern woman for the times. It takes place in 1915. Overall, I enjoyed the book. I liked the character of Mary and I saw her as the next generation to carry on Sherlock Holmes's work. Their partnership turned into f
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This is a new take on Sherlock Holmes stories. Mary Russell, a bright and precocious teenager, meets retired Sherlock Holmes, and they find they have a mutual respect for each other. Over the course of the book, Holmes "tutors" Russell in the art of detection, and they take on a few cases together, then are caught in the web of one that threatens them both.
The author apparently patterns her telling of the stories after Conan Doyle, so they read similarly and will probably be enjoyed by anyone wh ...more
The author apparently patterns her telling of the stories after Conan Doyle, so they read similarly and will probably be enjoyed by anyone wh ...more
Dec 19, 2019
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For the most part I enjoyed this book. The author has done a great job of reviving Holmes with a younger female partner. Their relationship adds another level to the narrative. There was a point in the middle of the story where I lost the thread for a while, events didn't necessarily make sense but this was pulled back in the end. I would read more of this series
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