NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-“[LaurieR.]KingenrichestheSherlockianlegacy.“--TheBostonGlobeForMaryRussellandherhusband,SherlockHolmes,returningtotheSussexcoastaftersevenmonthsabroadwasespeciallysweet.Therewasevenamysterytosolve--theunexplaineddisappearanceofanentirecolonyofbeesfromoneofHolmes’sbelovedhives.Buttheanticipatedsweetnessoftheirhomecomingisquicklytemperedbyagallingmemoryfromthepast.MaryhadmetDamianAdleronlyoncebefore,whenthesurrealistpainterhadbeenchargedwith--andexoneratedfrom--murder.NowthetroubledyoungmanisenlistingtheHolmeses’helpagain,thistimeinadesperatesearchforhismissingwifeandchild.Maryhasoftenobservedthattherearemanykindsofmadness,andbeforethiscaseyieldsitsshatteringsolutionshe’llcomeintodangerouscontactwithafairnumberofthem.FromsuicidesatStonehengetothedarksecretsofayoungwoman’spastonthestreetsofShanghai,Marywillfindherselfonthetrailofakillermoredangerousthananyshe’severfaced--akillerSherlockHolmeshimselfmaybeprotectingforreasonsnearanddeartohisheart.
BEES LANGUAGE LAURIER SHERLOCKHOLMES
