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A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mass Market Paperback)

by Laurie R. King (Author)
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In The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Laurie R. King came up with a completely original story that had Sherlock Holmes as one of its principal characters but was in no way part of the Holmes canon. The focus of that book was a young woman, Mary Russell. Now in A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Mary Russell's adventures as a student of the famous detective continue. A series of murders claims members of a strange suffrage organization's wealthy young female volunteers, and Mary, with Holmes in the background, investigates, little knowing what danger she personally faces.

Laurie R. King is also the author of the Edgar Award-winning novel A Grave Talent. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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King's second mystery tale of a young woman who's a protege of Sherlock Holmes.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Intense!, May 31 2009
By C. Pasternak "Russell fan" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women is intense! Even the title gave me shivers. King did a great job depicting a cultist atmosphere, while challenging a more fundamental believe system. There are gruesome and disparate moments that left me feeling closter phobic and wishing that the story would move through some situations just a little bit faster (King doesnt let some characters rest for even a moment to gain strength). I was a bit disappointed with the evil one but enjoyed the surprise at the end.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The "romance" made me squirm too!, May 14 2004
By M. Brooks (Orange, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I agree with the reviewer who felt the romance between Holmes and Russell was just too unbelieveable. It would have been a lot more believeable to me if it had been presented more as the type of relationship shown in My Fair Lady, with Holmes never losing his cynical and analytical character. I loved the book except (and it's a big except) for the romantic relationship between Holmes and Russell.

I's probably typical of our society's current mind set that there must be a romance between the leading characters! I'm just surprised the authoress fell for that expectation!

But, you know what?, I'll probably read the next books because the mysteries and the solving of them is great fun! :)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not as expected, however..., April 19 2004
By "sonnetinkinston" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews
How else can I say it: if you liked Beekeeper, you will love this book. It has all the feel of an older Sherlockian tale, yet it is told from his equal with only his insight. Thickening plots, red herrings, dastardly plots, returns from the dead. It's a Mary Russell book for the Doyle Canon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Laurie King's Russell makes me enjoy Sherlock Holmes
I recently reread King's Mary Russell series after reading the newest edition, "The Game," and I think "A Monstrous Regiment of Women" is still my favorite,... Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Is the book feminist?
This Mary Russell mystery has as a central character Margery, who saw in the plight of the "surplus women" in England after WWI a call from God for her and other women... Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by Deborah B. Vaughan

5.0 out of 5 stars solid followup to the beekeeper's apprentice
It is 1921, England is still adjusting to life after World War I, and in her second outing from the pen of talented writer Laurie King, Mary Russell has moved on to studies at... Read more
Published on Aug 30 2003 by audrey

4.0 out of 5 stars You Have to Love it...Just Not as Much as the First One
"A Monstrous Regiment of Women," the sequel to "The Beekeeper's Apprentice," is a great book on its own, but is simply not the same as the first book. Read more
Published on Jun 5 2003 by ali-alina

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this review FIRST!

WARNING: about half of the other reviews here spoil a major plot point in this book!

Safe reviews to read (as of this date):
(4 stars) Not Beekeeper, But Entertaining... Read more

Published on Feb 12 2003 by Amy S. Finlay

3.0 out of 5 stars The ingredients are there, something seems to be missing
Laurie King's preface explains that this "anonymous manuscript" was a difficult one to write for its author - filled with corrections and scratchings-out - and well it might be... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2003 by 3rdeadly3rd

1.0 out of 5 stars Say It Isn't So!
No, no, no. Why must authors feel the need to ruin perfectly good characters with awful sequels? This happened with Jean Auel's Ayla, and it's happened with Ms. Read more
Published on Nov 17 2002 by J. Pravatiner

1.0 out of 5 stars No Shot, Sherlock.
Unfortunately I can't award zero stars.

Yes, feminists rave about Laurie King and her series: Imagine a latter-life Sherlock Holmes who "wrapped his arms around me and his... Read more

Published on Sep 7 2002 by Illuminati

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Beekeeper, But Entertaining & a Little Thought Provoking
I have never read anything like the Mary Russell novels. Each is a really fascinating combination; they are primarily elaborate character sketches of Mary Russell, with her... Read more
Published on Aug 16 2002 by oddsfish

4.0 out of 5 stars Not As Good As Beekeeper, But a Good Transition Book
It is important to view Monstrous Regiment as a transitional book in the Mary Russell series, rather than as a sequel or even a stand-alone. Read more
Published on Jul 31 2002 by russell1920

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