A monstrous regiment of women / Laurie R. King.
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TextSeries: King, Laurie R. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mystery ; Read how you want 16Publisher: [Strawberry Hills, NSW] : ReadHowYouWant, [2014]Copyright date: ©1995Edition: Large print edDescription: vii, 425 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781458768674 (paperback)Subject(s): Russell, Mary (Fictitious character), 1900- -- Fiction | Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Women detectives -- England -- London -- Fiction | London (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Large type books. DDC classification: 823.914 Summary: It is 1921 and Mary Russell - - Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology - is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F KIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111064787375 |
Originally published: U.S.: St. Martin's, 1995; London: Collins Crime, 1997.
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It is 1921 and Mary Russell - - Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology - is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn.
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