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Mary Russell: Book 10
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In Laurie R. King’s latest Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes mystery, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author delivers a thriller of ingenious surprises and unrelenting suspense—as the famous husband and wife sleuths are pursued by a killer immune from the sting of justice. It began as a... read more
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Characters edit
- Mary Russell: Once Holmes' teenage apprentice, Mary Russell is now his wife and partner. Between cases, she is also a scholar of theology.
- Sherlock Holmes: The famous detective, now semi-retired and studying beekeeping in Sussex.
- Mycroft Holmes: Sherlock's brother and British spymaster.
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- Robert Goodman
- Estelle Adler: Damian Adler's daughter, Sherlock Holmes granddaughter.
- Damian Adler: Sherlock Holmes son, Estelle's father.
- Mcalpin
- Lestrade: This Inspector Lestrade is the son of the one in the Conan Doyle novels.
- Marcus Gunderson
- Richard Sosa
- Billy
- Mr Javitz
- Buckner
- Dr Henning
- Gordon
- Moreton
- Peter James West
- Holland
- Mrs Cowper
- Sinclair
- Thomas Brothers
- Watson
- Mrs Hudson: Holmes' landlady when he lived at 221B Baker Street; now his housekeeper in the house on Sussex downs.
- Wick
- Cumming
- Mayfair
- Dr. Watson: Holmes' biographer and friend. Mary comes to call him "Uncle John."
- Yolanda Adler: Damian's wife, Estelle's mother.
Quotes edit
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“"It was a peculiar idea, Ariel strolling through the fourth act of Henry V--then I pushed the thought away, hard: Clearly, it would take a while for my brain to settle."”
Narrator (Mary Russell)
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The Hebrew Bible does not say that the gods do not exist, merely that we are not to worship them. For a Christian, doubt is a shameful secret, a failure of faith, but the rabbis have long embraced doubt as an opportunity for vigorous argument. For the rabbis, the existence of God is no more of a question than the existence of air: Doubt is how we converse with Him.
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Faith, as the Latin fidelis, connotes an unswerving belief; loyalty is linked with lex, a legal commitment. Faith is bone deep and unquestioning, whereas loyalty comes with a sense of threat and the possibility of failure.
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The gods of this England were film stars and dispensers of tawdry advice, and they embraced brittle frivolity rather than the deep and supple exuberance of woodland creatures. In this England, Ariel would wear a straight-jacket, Hamlet would be fodder for the gossip columns.
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‘False words are not only themselves evil, but they infect the soul with evil.’”
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a ÷ (b+c+d) + e − (½ c) − (f)
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Without a doubt, the time had passed for men like him. The city below him was a
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I am terrified of the bonds that tie a man down, the weight of other lives on his shoulders, the responsibility for stopping unnatural acts.
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f was the sum of those times when Mycroft Holmes had acted at deliberate cross-purposes to his government.
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A perfect woman, nobly planned / To warn, to comfort, and command.
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Modern gods, whose mighty commands rang down the telephone wires; who parted the waters with steamers and digging machines; who rained fire from the heavens over the poor cowering wretches in the trenches; who thundered rage in the engines of their trains and the blare of their motorcar klaxons. Take away this cup, for I am afraid. If the Son of Man couldn’t talk his way out of what was coming for him, how could any other son of man?
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First Sentence edit
Two clever London Gentlemen. Both wore City suits, both sat in quiet rooms, both thought about luncheon.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 13 in Mary Russell. (standard series)
Preceded by The Language of Bees, and followed by Pirate King.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laurie R. King (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 2010
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Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Bantam
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 2010
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- Dewey: 813
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