A brilliant female apprentice to Sherlock Holmes turns amateur detective herself in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King. Set in 1921, Mary Russell juggles her newfound independence, passion for divinity and detective work, and a potential romance with the retired detective. But when a suffragette mystic and her followers become murder victims, Russell and Holmes investigate in a surprising and thrilling turn for this Nero Wolfe Award-winning novel.

A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

A Monstrous Regiment of Women

When a young woman literally stumbles into Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant mystery series begins. It is 1915, and Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees, when he meets fifteen-year-old Mary Russell—gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, with an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes. Under his reluctant tutelage, 20th c…