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  • Or, On the Segregation of the Queen
  • By: Laurie R. King
  • Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
  • Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)
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Summary

What happens when Sherlock Holmes—a pompous, proper Victorian gentleman—takes an outspoken American woman as his apprentice? Edgar Award-winning author Laurie R. King reveals the answer in The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, an absorbing novel steeped in exquisite understanding and charming intelligence.

In 1914, a bold young American named Mary Russell meets a retired beekeeper in the English countryside. His name is Sherlock Holmes. And although many years have passed since he astonished Watson by solving Scotland Yard’s most baffling crimes, the Great Detective is no fool. He instantly spots a fellow intellect in Mary.

When his greatest enemy returns with a fiendishly resourceful plan for revenge, Holmes knows he faces the case of his lifetime—and that he needs Mary’s help to solve it.

Few writers dare to touch the classic canon of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and even fewer match the legendary style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But in this richly entertaining, enchanting novel, Laurie R. King succeeds with astonishing brilliance and originality.
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I have had a great affection for Jenny Sterlin ever, since I was given a CD of her reading Howl’s moving castle many years ago, I think she was the perfect choice for this unusual addition to the Sherlock Holmes stories. It wasn’t quite the Sherlock Holmes of Arthur Conan Doyle, but it was such a very enjoyable book and a really interesting way of bringing all our favourite characters into a brand-new story and setting. I can’t wait to listen to the second book.

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