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The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1

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The Beekeeper's Apprentice

By: Laurie R. King
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
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It's 1914, and a bold, young American called Mary Russell is about to experience a rather dynamic change of life. Deep in the rural English countryside, she meets a retired beekeeper by the name of Sherlock Holmes. Although many years have passed since he astonished Watson by solving Scotland Yard's most baffling crimes, The Great Detective is still very much in possession of his excellent faculties.

Surprisingly for both of them, he sees Mary's untapped potential for his old line of work. When Holmes' greatest enemy returns with a diabolically resourceful plan of revenge, Holmes realises he's facing the case of his lifetime - and that he needs Mary's help to solve it.

©1994 Laurie R. King (P)2002 W F Howes Ltd Detective Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Sherlock Holmes Suspense

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I really enjoyed how similar the writing was to the original Sherlock. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

similar to the original

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Absolutely brilliant, I ended every minute. Just imaging Home's taking on an apprentice and a woman at that.

A must for all home's fan's

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Books using the Sherlock Holmes zeitgeist can be iffy. Laurie R King pulled it off exceptionally well. This is actually my 2nd time through the series.

I highly recommend.

Brilliant

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This is an excellent collection of books, weaving a wholly believable story. The characters are clear from the beginning and the storyline as good as Conan-Doyle would have produced. Highly recommended and I believe would make an excellent TV miniseries.

The clarity and annunciation of the reader

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I very much enjoyed this book. However I do find that the readers voice is too harsh for the voice of Mary that I have developed in my head and Holmes sounds utterly sanctimonious, which I think he must be at times, but surely not 247!

Mary Russell is marvelous.

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A fifteen year old girl becomes the protégée of Sherlock Holmes in his retirement. As he moulds her into a remarkable detective they embark on a series of challenging cases.

Intricate,interesting and out of the ordinary detective story.

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Laurie King is a wonderful writer. To take such an iconic literary figure in a completely new direction is one thing, but then to create a completely new partner who is at least the equal of him, words fail me. Fortunately Ms King is not so affected. I loved these books in print, to have them read to you is a delicious delight.

What a brilliant book

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One of the best homes stories, kept my interest all the way through, will check out other books by this author,

Great listen

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I love this block of work by Laurie King and having read them all I was worried that hearing it read by someone couldn’t possibly match that, but apart from the first chapter (which is disconcertingly read in the authors American voice) the book has been completely enthralling, delivered at a perfect pace and with great characterisation. Looking forward to listening to more.

Amazing book really well read

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Note: The characters have English accents. Only the introduction is in an American one, which you hear in the clip.

This first in a series introduces a new character Mary Russell who is to become the retired Holmes new partner in the adventures ahead. The first part of the book covers the building of this partnership which needs doing when you're introducing a new character into the very established world of Sherlock Holmes. I found Mary an interesting character in her own right which is a credit to the author. Mrs Hudson is involved as is Watson which was a nice touch. It's different to the Conan Doyle original in that there is a lot more about the characters and the plot develops at a slower pace. I really enjoyed it, I was very impressed by the writing and Jenny Sterlin's Holmes voice was okay.

Holmes' later years.

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