![]() Verbal sparring ensues (during which an offended Russell says it was a “damned good thing” Holmes retired years before), at which point both Holmes and the reader discover this arrogant teen can match wits with the aged detective. It opens with a feisty and newly orphaned Russell tripping over the infamous Holmes on the Sussex Downs. The author is referring to The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, the first novel in her Mary Russell mystery series. “I was looking to write a coming of age story of a young woman with an extraordinary mind,” Laurie R. But make the teen so engrossed in the tome that she nearly steps on Sherlock Holmes, and you’ve catalyzed a tale that will span two decades of bestselling novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue skies, honeybees buzzing and a 15-year-old girl walking with her nose in a book-it reads like a recipe for monotony. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |