Mary Russell is a fictional character in a mystery series by American author Laurie R. King.
Written over a period of nearly two decades, King's novels are portrayals of a succession of memoirs written and compiled apparently by an aged Mary Russell. A note from the editor (signed by Laurie R. King) tells readers of a mysterious occurrence wherein a collection of written accounts was anonymously delivered to the unsuspecting novelist; the note ends with a plea for information from anyone with information on the identity of Mary Russell.
The stories are set between 1915 and the late 1920s, mainly in England but extending to Scotland, Wales, Palestine, northern India and California. They begin with fifteen year-old Mary Russell (she was born on 2 January 1900), who runs into a middle-aged individual she realizes is, in fact, Sherlock Holmes - the former consulting detective of Baker Street, now retired to Sussex, where he keeps bees. However, in the form of Mary Russell's memoirs, Sherlock Holmes stays in the stories mostly through the influence he has in Russell's life. Laurie R. King strives to clarify this, and is quoted on her website, "I did not write Sherlock Holmes stories, I wrote Mary Russell stories".[1] Holmes plays a considerable role at first as Russell's closest friend, her calculating and idiosyncratic mentor, and as time and circumstance conspire, the Great Detective takes up the role of companion detective. During that time, Russell and Holmes come to have a great respect for one another. Seven years from their first meeting, the two negotiate a marriage agreement, and are married in 1921.
Most of the novels are first-person, with Locked Rooms, The Language of Bees and God of the Hive being exceptions, since several long passages are third-person. This technique also serves to underscore and solidify themes in the first two of these novels. The third of this trio, God of the Hive published 2010, is probably primarily first-person as well, however Mary's narrative collaborates with the various third-person narratives of several characters, and in this way, God of the Hive manages to cover much wider ground than its companion novels.
Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes mysteries:
01. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
02. A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
03. A Letter of Mary (1997)
04. The Moor (1998)
05. O Jerusalem (1999) - (Although written fifth in sequence, the events in this book take place during the latter part of those described in The Beekeeper's Apprentice)
06. Justice Hall (2002)
07. The Game (2004)
08. Locked Rooms (2005)
09. The Language of Bees (2009)
10. The God of the Hive (2010)
11. Pirate King (2011)
12. Garment of Shadows (2012)
All in epub format.
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Thanks for these, they are very easy to open...................Elaine
Thank you so much!
And now mobi format
Russell-Holmes mobi 1.zip
Russell-Holmes mobi 2.zip
For those having trouble with these files, here are some new links.
Epub Format:
Russell-Holmes epub 1.zip
Russell-Holmes epub 2.zip
Russell-Holmes epub 3.zip
This set of files worked a charm.
Many thanks Michael.
I've been unable to open the epub files.
I just did a quick check of both formats in Calibre. I only saved Numbers 11 & 12. They open fine. What reader software are you using?
Problem is that I can't unzip the files.
Just checked the files. Must be a fault when I split the files. Will re-upload soon.
Michael:
The problem is his, not yours. :>)
These are ONE zip file, not two. The file is split into two parts, which WinZip will rejoin. Simply double-click on the one with the "zip" (not the "z01") extension and WinZip will get all the files from both pieces.
Worked fine for me in Vista, Win7 and Win8, uaing a varuiety of archive tools.
Bob
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