Barbara L. reviewed on 7/9/2008 + 988 more book reviews

In 1915 long since retired from his observations of criminal humanity, Sherlock Holmes is engaged in a reclusive study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. Never did he think to meet an intellect to match his own - until his acquaintance with Miss Mary Russell, a very modern fifteen year old whose mental acuity is equaled only by her audacity, tenacity and penchant for trousers and cloth caps, unthinkable in any young lady of Holmes's own generation.

This is a wonderfully intelligent and imaginative follow up to the Sherlock Holmes novels with a heroine you'll love from the beginning page to the end.

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