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The Game: A Mary Russell Novel [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Laurie R. King (Author) "Travel broadens, they say ..." (more)
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The seventh Mary Russell adventure (after 2002's Justice Hall) may well be the best King has yet devised for her strong-willed heroine. It's 1924, and Kimball O'Hara, the "Kim" of the famous Rudyard Kipling novel, has disappeared. Fearing some kind of geopolitical crisis in the making, Mycroft Holmes sends his brother and Mary to India to uncover what happened. En route, they encounter the insufferable Tom Goodheart—a wealthy young American who has embraced Communism—traveling with his mother and sister to visit his maharaja friend, Jumalpandra ("Jimmy"), an impossibly rich and charming ruler of the (fictional) Indian state of Khanpur. With some local intelligence supplied by Geoffrey Nesbit, an Englishman of the old school, and accompanied by Bindra, a resourceful orphan, the couple travel incognito as native magicians (Mary, it goes without saying, learns Hindi on the voyage out). Ultimately, their journey intersects with the paths of the Goodhearts and the mysterious Jimmy. At times, travelogue and cultural history trump plot, but the sights, smells and ideas of India make interesting, evocative reading (Mary's foray into the dangerous sport of pig-sticking is particularly fascinating). If for some Mary Russell is too perfect a character to be as enduringly compelling as Holmes, all readers will appreciate the grace and intelligence of King's writing in this exotic masala of a book.
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Adult/High School–Once apprentice, now investigator, Mary Russell travels to India in 1925 with her former mentor, now husband, Sherlock Holmes. In this seventh adventure, the duo is searching for Kimball O'Hara, the Kim of Rudyard Kipling's eponymous novel. On a mission from Sherlock's brother Mycroft, long involved in British espionage, they are tasked with finding Kim or evidence of his status as victim or traitor. Sailing to India on a luxury liner, they meet an American family with a debutante daughter, a social-climbing mother, and a left-leaning son, who of course reappear at a strategic moment. Upon their arrival, Mary and Sherlock disguise themselves as native traveling magicians and seek out an anti-English and very sadistic maharaja, "Jimmy." With her usual thorough research, King imbues the mystery with lots of historical detail and a real sense of time and place. This is one of the best in the series and can easily be read on its own, though readers will then want to go back and see how the strange, but surprisingly plausible, meeting and union between a young Mary and a considerably older Holmes actually occurs. Likewise, a previous reading of Kim is unnecessary, but teens will likely be intrigued enough to go on to read that as well. A sure bet for mystery lovers and historical fiction fans.–Susan H. Woodcock, Fairfax County Public Library, Chantilly, VA
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Worthy Addition to the Mary Russell Series, Jul 13 2004
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This review is from: The Game (Hardcover)
The Game offers a new setting (India) with the typical well researched backdrop and fun, interesting new characters that characterize Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series. Very satisyfing. The entire series is well written and engaging.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Richly detailed but lopsided, Jun 28 2004
By W. Rosenblatt "billr@giantstepsmts.com" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Game (Hardcover)
This is an improvement over the previous "Justice Hall," but it's still a disappointment compared to the first couple of King's Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes stories. It almost reads like two different authors wrote the first 80% and final 20% of the book respectively. The front 80% groans under the weight of enervatingly lavish, detailed descriptions of places, events, and politics in India: nothing much happens, and we get introduced to some amusing characters whom you know Will Assume Unexpected Importance Later. This part of the book is impressive in terms of the research that must have gone into it, but for those who like *mysteries*, it's a long slog, very much like "Justice Hall."

In the second part of the book, after Russell and Holmes meet up again in the context of the Maharajah's castle, plot details get neatly resolved with the same handiness and speediness with which the action suddenly moves along. Too many coincidences here, and too many telling details from earlier in the book unresolved. Do we suspect a rush job on the ending to meet a publication schedule?

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4.0 out of 5 stars another good effort, May 29 2004
By Jessicathecat "Jessicathecat" (cincinnati, oh United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Game (Hardcover)
I liked this book very much. The details of life in a prince's palace were fascinating, particularly the pig sticking. The book moves right along for one so richly detailed. I enjoyed the first portion somwhat more than the end; I had the feeling it was wrapped up to fit into a specific page count and could have been much more detailed; a slightly too "pat" resolution. However, several story lines were left unfinished and I look forward to seeing them carried forward in the next intallment. I recommend this book, but would start as a new reader of Laurie King with the Beekeeper's Apprentice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Hike For The Mind
While "A Beekeeper's Apprentice" remains my favorite of this series, this book is just a pleasure to read. History, adventure, mystery, and just plain fun.
Published on May 25 2004 by Peter L. Swiinford

5.0 out of 5 stars She's done it again!
Thank you Laurie King! I wish I could erase my memory and read it again immediately! Perhaps reading Kim instead will help me get by until the next installment. Read more
Published on May 18 2004 by Charles Olson

5.0 out of 5 stars King Once Again Proves She Is Royalty
Laurie King has created a marvelous mystery series featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes. Read more
Published on May 16 2004 by Mary Ellen Mynning

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great.
I liked The Game, but I thought it could have been better. In my opinion, it's definitely not up to the the level of the first two books, which I think are the hands-down best of... Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by blnkfrnk

4.0 out of 5 stars The Game
As is often the case, Mycroft Holmes, who is ill and abed, turns to his detective brother to do what the entire British Secret Service cannot, track down Kimball O'Hara, who has... Read more
Published on April 22 2004 by Marc Ruby™

4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining story, but . . . .
Laurie R. King's latest Mary Russell novel is marketed as " a novel of suspense," and that is a very accurate description. Read more
Published on April 18 2004 by Celia A. Sgroi

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
It would be easier to list what this book doesn't have than what it does. There's everything but the kitchen sink, and that's a good thing, for this stellar, atmospheric,... Read more
Published on April 6 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet!
I picked up this series a few weeks ago and devoured it at a rate unhealthy to my education. The first is always special, but I have to say the last is the best (though that... Read more
Published on April 3 2004 by Kristiana Willsey

4.0 out of 5 stars Still great, though a bit too much action adventure
The entire Holmes/Russell series is just incredibly wonderful, and I enjoyed this book very much. The history involved in every book is fascinating, and this installment is no... Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars awful
Another pathetic pastiche for feminist attempting to make Sherlock Holmes more palatable for the female gender.
Published on Mar 28 2004

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