Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed on 7/24/2005 + 1568 more book reviews

A mythic Sherlock Holmes story, with a teen-aged American girl in the role of apprentice detective to the Master Detective. Their exploits, written in near Conan Doyle manner, ring very true to the original tales of Sherlock Holmes.
In 1915, long since retired from his observations of criminal humanity, Sherlock Holmes is engaged in a reclusive study of honeybee behovior on the Sussex Downs. Never did he think to meet an intellect to match his own--until his acquaintance with Miss Mary Russell, a very modern fifteen-year-old whose mental acuity is equaled only by her audacity, tenacity, and penchant for trousers and cloth caps, unthinkable in any young lady of Holmes' own generation . . .
Great fun

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