My Rating: 4/5
Review: I absolutely detest long chapters and thick paragraphs. Despite that, however, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the repartee between Holmes and Mary. I liked getting the background story of how they met, and how Holmes became her mentor. The mysteries they solved together and how that solved them was quite good fun. I will definitely be reading more Laurie R. King books, long chapters and thick paragraphs or not.
Book Description: Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. He never imagines he would encounter anyone whose intellect matched his own, much less an audacious teenage girl with a penchant for detection. Miss Mary Russell becomes Holmes' pupil and quickly hones her talent for deduction, disguises and danger. But when an elusive villain enters the picture, their partnership is put to a real test.
