{"product_id":"the-murder-of-mary-russell-a-novel-of-suspense-featuring-mary-russell-and-sherlock-holmes","title":"The Murder of Mary Russell: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes","description":"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Russell and Holmes have become one of modern literature’s most beloved teams. But does this adventure end it all?\n\nMary Russell is used to dark secrets—her own, and those of her famous partner and husband, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given, but over the course of a decade together, the two have forged an indissoluble bond.\n\nAnd what of the other person to whom Mary Russell has opened her heart: the couple’s longtime housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson? Russell’s faith and affection are suddenly shattered when a man arrives on the doorstep claiming to be Mrs. Hudson’s son.\n\nWhat Samuel Hudson tells Russell cannot possibly be true, yet she believes him—as surely as she believes the threat of the gun in his hand. In a devastating instant, everything changes. And when the scene is discovered—a pool of blood on the floor, the smell of gunpowder in the air—the most shocking revelation of all is that the grim clues point directly to Clara Hudson.\n\nOr rather to Clarissa, the woman she was before Baker Street.\n\nThe key to Russell’s sacrifice lies in Mrs. Hudson’s past. To uncover the truth, a frantic Sherlock Holmes must put aside his anguish and push deep into his housekeeper’s secrets—to a time before her disguise was assumed, before her crimes were buried away.\n\nThere is death here, and murder, and trust betrayed.\n\nAnd nothing will ever be the same.\n\nPraise for The Murder of Mary Russell\n\n“Leaping narrative energy has always been a hallmark of this series, and it reaches something of a peak in this latest volume. . . . The lean momentum of the story never falters. . . . It’s a stunning prolonged feat of storytelling, and it succeeds in making The Murder of Mary Russell the best installment so far in an excellent series.”—The Christian Science Monitor\n\n“[A] sharp, inventive and rewarding series.”—The Seattle Times\n\n“Delightful . . . a triumph of plotting . . . Fans, always hungry to know more personal details about King’s iteration of Sherlock Holmes and his world, will get a few more delicious tidbits this time around.”—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0804177902\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0804177902.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:King, Laurie R.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47539540394161,"sku":"RDV.0804177902.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0804177902-0.jpg?v=1782062652","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-murder-of-mary-russell-a-novel-of-suspense-featuring-mary-russell-and-sherlock-holmes","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}