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Sherlock Holmes and his scholarly companion Mary Russell are caught up in an exciting mystery when an archaeologist leaves them with a treasured find, a papyrus supposedly written by Mary Magdalene. When the archaeoligist winds up dead and someone attempts to make off with the artifact, Holmes and Russel become embroiled in a rollicking story filled with political intrigue and highbrow sleuthing. The level of writing hasn't been higher in this Laurie King series. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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King set a new paradigm for Holmesian scholarship with her inspired invention of a retired, still energetic Sherlock Holmes who trained young Mary Russell in The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994) and then embraced her as a professional partner and wife (A Monstrous Regiment of Women, 1995). This third in the series, set in 1923, involves the suspicious death of Dorothy Ruskin, an amateur archeologist recently returned from Palestine, who gave Mary, an academic theologian, a letter dated about A.D. 70 written by "Mariam the Apostle" to her sister in Magdala. Mary Magdalene? An Apostle? Holmes and "Mrs. Sherlock," as Lord Peter Wimsey addresses her in a funny cameo, collaborate. Red herrings define the political and cultural climate: a retired colonel's opposition to women's suffrage; Dorothy's interest in Zionism; the British Near East scholar/spy network; the tumultuously upsetting implications of the letter for organized Christianity. The investigation also includes the Ruskin family. King's achievement is her depiction of the complex relationship between two individualists. Almost 40 years apart, they're fondly indulgent of one another's idiosyncrasies and share intellectual camaraderie, companionable humor and sexual attraction. While Sherlock delivers ongoing tutelage in arcane clue analysis, Mary hypnotizes a witness to prod her memory. If you can't imagine the misogynist Sherlock Holmes sharing domestic bliss, this novel will make you a believer. Major ad/promo; author tour; paperback rights: Bantam; audio rights: Durkin Hayes and Recorded Books.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 There Are Lots Better Out There for Holmes Fans, Juil 1 2003
Par Lee Enderlin (Springfield, MA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Like two of the other books in this series, the plot construction of "Letter of Mary" is so poor that as a professional writer myself, I was stunned that it even got published. It is an amazingly large flaw.

In this story, Russell and Holmes separate from each other in order to investigate two suspicious families. King then spends the bulk of the book discussing Russell's experiences. She doesn't let us know anything about what Holmes is doing-he's completely ignored during this part of the story. It all falls apart in the end when we learn in a rather offhand manner that the family that Holmes is investigating is harboring the perpetrator. King does not spend one word preparing us for that. Suddenly, we realize that we have spent 200 pages reading about nothing more than a wild goose chase! Russell's suspects turn out to have absolutely nothing to do with the crime! I was left with one question as I tossed the book away: "What on earth was the point of that?" I can understand having Russell as the main character, but why not have her solve the mystery instead of force-feeding the reader 200 pages of stuff that ultimately have nothing whatsoever to do with the plot? You could skip those pages and the story line wouldn't change at all. That tells me this book is just terribly written.

Two other books in this series, "A Monstrous Regiment of Women" and "The Moor" suffer the same fate. Also poorly plotted, they are not worth reading. The other two books I found to rise up to the level of mediocre. It's as if the publisher figured they could sell any book written by anyone with the last name of King.

If you're looking for some fresh, modern Holmes novels, try the series by Larry Millett. They are far, far better written and are much more enjoyable reads.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Great Theme, Mai 31 2009
Par C. Pasternak "Russell fan" (Vancouver, BC) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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A letter of Mary is imaginative. It felt a bit like a Hitchcock story. The plot wasnt as tight as Kings other novels and I wasnt able to follow along very well, but I really enjoyed Russell and Holmes character - some uncharacteristic disguises. A great theme!
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2.0étoiles sur 5 Diminishing returns, Avril 13 2004
Par musickna "musickna" (Saint Louis, MO United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
The first two books detailing the further imaginary adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his wife, Mary Russell, were entertaining - sadly the same cannot be said of the third, A Letter To Mary. The irritating elements of the first novels - an over-precious writing style and a marked inability to convincingly recreate the aura of Sherlock Holmes' society in England in the early 20th century - become far more pronounced here and a relatively weak and unexciting plot compounds the dissatisfaction. The writing slips into occasional preachiness and the characters are becoming less, rather than more, believeable. Disappointing to be sure - I hope the author regains the form of the earlier novels in her next effort.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Smart and Fun!
I have never had an interest in reading the Sherlock Holmes' novels, but I read The Beekeeper's Apprentice and enjoyed it. Read more
Publié le Avril 1 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 A "Letter" worth reading.
Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes pastiches are some of the most interesting and well written of that genre. Read more
Publié le Fév 18 2004

2.0étoiles sur 5 King Runs Out of Narrative Steam
While I enjoyed the first two books as light reading, this third one puts an end to my reading of the Mary Russell series. Read more
Publié le Janv. 29 2004 par J. Garlen

1.0étoiles sur 5 A Study In Mashochism
I can't believe I got suckered again. I'd promised myself I wasn't going to waste my time with another Laurie King novel, but I grabbed the book to take sailing. Read more
Publié le Sep 21 2003 par Carla MD

5.0étoiles sur 5 Third book in an excellent series...
All things are quiet for Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, until Dorothy Ruskin, an amateur archeologist, brings them a scroll dating from the first century. Read more
Publié le Sep 9 2003 par meiringen

5.0étoiles sur 5 the humanization of Holmes
It is the summer of 1923. England is recovering from the First World War, and the Second is not yet on the horizon. Read more
Publié le Aoû 30 2003 par audrey

4.0étoiles sur 5 interesting novel
Laurie king has taken the old holmes and provided a new spin. these are not for everyone, but the heroine is not sloppy nor precious, but intelligent and interesting. Read more
Publié le Juil 11 2003 par S. Brainard

4.0étoiles sur 5 It's All About View--Point of View
Once again, Russell and Holmes are at it again in this third delightful book by Laurie R. King, which is a delight to read. And that's it. Read more
Publié le Jui 5 2003 par ali-alina

5.0étoiles sur 5 Very nice, everything comes together for the first time
"A Letter Of Mary" is the third instalment of Laurie King's Mary Russell series and by far the strongest yet. Read more
Publié le Janv. 25 2003 par 3rdeadly3rd

4.0étoiles sur 5 Flashes of Brilliance
With A Letter of Mary, Laurie King continues the ever-intriguing Mary Russell series. Again, she didn't quite live up to the first book, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, but there were... Read more
Publié le Aoû 16 2002 par oddsfish

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