Description
This program includes a preface read by the author. From New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King comes the book introducing us to the clever Mary Russell in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. In 1915, Sherlock Holmes, now retired, finds a fifteen-year-old girl stumbling into him on the Sussex Downs. Gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, Mary Russell impresses even Holmes with her intellect and sharp wit. Under his reluctant guidance, this modern woman becomes a skilled protégé and fitting partner for the iconic detective. In their first case together, they must track down a kidnapped American senator’s daughter while facing a cunning adversary: a bomber who sets traps for them and will stop at nothing to sever their partnership. Full of clever deductions, disguises, and dangers, this first installment of the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes mysteries is “original and entertaining…absorbing from start to finish” (Booklist). It was named one of the Century’s Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
