Download lauries complete book list in pdf format by clicking here. King is the edgar awardwinning author of the kate martinelli novels and the acclaimed mary russellsherlock holmes mysteries, as well as a few standalone novels. King, including the beekeepers apprentice, and a monstrous regiment of women, and more on. Her official forum is the lrk virtual book club here on goodreads please join us for book discussing fun. Mary russell is well used to dark secrets her own, and those of her famous partner and husband, sherlock holmes. King s 2018 novel, island of the mad, sees mary russell and sherlock holmes travel from londons bedlam to the glitter of venices lido,where young things and the friends of cole porter pass mussolinis.
She is also the author of the novels a darker place and califias daughters written under the pen name leigh richards. King was born on september 19, 1952 in oakland, california. Lois mc master bujold dorothy l sayers dorothy dunnett deanna raybourn louise penny elizabeth peters connie willis robin mc kinley anne perry alan bradley. She has been guest of honor at several crime conventions and is probably the only writer to have both an edgar award and an honorary. Sherlock holmes is fending off a particularly dark mood as he roams the sussex downs, in. King has 85 books on goodreads with 597281 ratings. The last thing mary russell and her husband, sherlock holmes, need is.
King born september 19, 1952 is an american author best known for her detective fiction life and career. King was born in northern california, the third generation in her family native to the. Download laurie s complete book list in pdf format by clicking here. King is the new york times bestselling author of numerous books, including the mary russell and sherlock holmes stories. Books by laurie r king authors like laurie r king what. The beekeepers apprentice, or, on the segregation of the queen. A novel of suspense featuring mary russell and sherlock holmes. Her crime series feature kate martinelli, a fictional police officer that is also a. They feature sherlock holmes as marys mentor and later partner. Kings bestselling mystery series featuring mary russell and her husband and partner, sherlock holmes, is beloved by readers and acclaimed by critics the world over. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. King was the bestselling new york times author with 25 novels among other standalone books.
Russell and holmes have become one of modern literatures most beloved teams. Hailed for her rich and powerful works of psychological suspense as well as her new york times bestselling mysteries, laurie r. Her background includes such diverse interests as old testament theology and construction work, and she is the author of highly praised standalone suspense novels and a contemporary mystery series, as well as. The kate martinelli series began in 1993 with a grave talent. Mary russell is a fictional character in a mystery series by american author laurie r. Heres the facebook element of the laurie king universe. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. Kings books in order of when they were originally published.
Kings books in order of when they were originally published with the chronological order also noted. Kings appeal is certainly not based on riding the coattails of the sherlock holmes. Kings most popular book is the beekeepers apprentice mary russell and sherlock. King is the new york times bestselling author of a dozen mary russell mysteries, beginning with the beekeepers apprentice, and several contemporary novels featuring kate martinelli, including to play the fool, a grave talent, and with child. Books by laurie r king writers similar to laurie r king. An edgar award winner, she lives in northern california. Kate is a san francisco police officer and a lesbian. The complete series list for a mary russell novel laurie r. She has been nominated for a multitude of prizes, and her fiction has won the edgar, creasy, nero, macavity, and lambda awards. Or download a gorgeous color onesheet with the covers of the first twenty laurie r. Now the illustrious duo returns for their most dangerous exploit yet, in a. Kings pirate king in this crackling short story, new york times bestselling author laurie r. King s first book, a grave talent 1993, received the 1994 edgar award for best first novel and a 1995 john creasey memorial award. A novel of suspense featuring mary russell and sherlock holmes 10 by laurie r.
He was educated at the city of london school from 1957 to 1964 and at magdalen college, oxford, from which he graduated in modern languages with honors in. King is the new york times bestselling author of 22 novels and other works, including the mary russellsherlock holmes stories from the beekeepers apprentice, named one of the 20th centurys best crime novels by the imba, to 2015s dreaming spies. King has won many awards for her work including the prestigious john creasey dagger, the edgar, the nero and macavity awards. King written over a period of nearly two decades, kings novels are portrayals of a succession of memoirs written and compiled apparently by an aged mary russell. Kings new york times bestselling series featuring mary russell and sherlock holmes is the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today lee child. Trust is a thing slowly given, but over the course of a decade together, the two have forged an indissoluble bond. King made her literary debut in 1993 with the kate martinelli novel a grave talent. King reveals an unforgettable new twist in the adventure that led supersleuth sherlock holmes to discover his first and finest apprentice, mary russell. King s mary russell sherlock holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Kings books include the mary russell series, a series of novels that are set in the historical mystery genre. Her crime series feature kate martinelli, a fictional police officer that is also a lesbian operating in the san francisco, california area.
King is the author of the kate martinelli novels and the acclaimed mary russell and sherlock holmes series of mysteriesincluding the the beekeepers apprentice and o, jerusalem. Kings first book, a grave talent, came out in 1993, she has gained a reputation as a prizewinning, bestselling author who holds an undying place in the hearts of readers ranging from fourteen yearold girls to members of the house of lords to ninety yearold retired air force colonels. Now, in this thrilling new book, king leads readers into the vibrant and sensual paris of the jazz ageand reveals the darkest secrets of its denizens. Its such a fresh take on the sherlock holmes fiction. The last thing mary russell and her husband, sherlock holmes, need is to help an old friend with her mad, missing aunt. Her two series include a mystery series featuring mary russell, an apprenticepartner of sherlock holmes and a contemporary series featuring san francisco cop kate martinelli. The beekeepers apprentice, the first in her mary russell series, was nominated for an agatha award and was named one of the centurys best 100 mysteries by the independent mystery booksellers association. She earned a degree in comparative religion from the university of california, santa cruz in 1977 and a masters in theology from the graduate theological union in 1984. Longtime fans of arthur conan doyles fictional detective, sherlock holmes, might think that their favorite sleuth met his fate at the hands of dr. King released her first book, a grave talent in 1993 which won her multiple awards.
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