It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot?
| ISBN: | 9780749014995 |
| Publication date: | 20th February 2014 |
| Author: | Laurie R. (Author) King |
| Publisher: | Allison & Busby |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes |
| Genres: |
Historical Crime and Mysteries |