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In a case that will push their relationship to the breaking point, Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband's storied past--a painful and personal defeat that still has the power to sting...this time fatally.
For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve--the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes's beloved hives.
But the anticipated sweetness of their homecoming is quickly tempered by a galling memory from her husband's past. Mary had met Damian Adler only once before, when the promising surrealist painter had been charged with--and exonerated from--murder. Now the talented and troubled young man was enlisting their help again, this time in a desperate search for his missing wife and child.
When it comes to communal behavior, Russell has often observed that there are many kinds of madness. And before this case yields its shattering solution, she'll come into dangerous contact with a fair number of them. From suicides at Stonehenge to a bizarre religious cult, from the demimonde of the Cafe Royal at the heart of Bohemian London to the dark secrets of a young woman's past on the streets of Shanghai, Russell will find herself on the trail of a killer more dangerous than any she's ever faced--a killer Sherlock Holmes himself may be protecting for reasons near and dear to his heart.

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This book is part of the "Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Beekeeper's Apprentice First published 1994 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:7.8/10

A Monstrous Regiment of Women First published 1995 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:5.6/10

O Jerusalem First published 1999 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.4/10

The Game First published 2004 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.2/10

Justice Hall First published 2002 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.1/10

Locked Rooms First published 2005 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.2/10

The Moor First published 1998 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.6/10

A Letter of Mary First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.8/10

The God of the Hive Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.3/10

Pirate King First published 2011 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.6/10

Garment of Shadows Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.3/10

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