R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 10/29/2019 + 1452 more book reviews

The title of this book almost made me avoid the read but I'm glad that I plunged right into it. It opens with Mary Russell meeting a stranger at her door looking for her housekeeper. As the plot begins, he pulls a gun on her and assures her that his intent is to kill her. When the housekeeper returns home she finds blood spattered across the kitchen and Mary Russell missing.

Sherlock Holmes must uncover every lead he can to find Mary Russll but everything leads to one conclusion. The blood is hers and whether she has been injured and kidnapped or murdered no one knows. The key perpetrator seems to be Samuel Hudson, son of the housekeeper, but as the reader discovers there is much more to the tale than that. As Holmes romps around checking every possibilty, Mrs. Hudson, the housekeeper, takes matters into her own hands. And, the story moves on with Mrs. Hudson actually uncovering the total picture. And, I just loved, loved the ending.

This is a wonderfully complicated and stimulating read. I think it's one of the best in the series that I have read. Congratulations to Laurie King for such an imaginative and well writting mystery. And, I just loved, loved the ending. Great read!

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