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Laurie R. King's "The Language of Bees" was published last April, and "The God of the Hive" was published this past Tuesday. I read last year's book the week it came out. I don't tend to retain a clear memory of the plot of a book. I remember characters, incidents, images, and phrases. I recalled that in "The Language of Bees", Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes rarely interacted, each rushing off in a different direction. I also remembered a cliff-hanger ending.
Hearing that the two interlock, I sat down on Saturday morning to re-read the first book. I stopped short of finishing it before going to bed after midnight, because it was getting scary enough that I thought it would keep me awake. In the Sunday morning sunshine, I read the dramatic conclusion, then opened the second book and dove in.
Oh my oh my oh my, how I do love Laurie King's Mary Russell books! I can't say anything about "The God of the Hive" without spoilers. Oh, how she set me up and knocked me over, again and again!
I highly recommend reading these two books back-to-back. If you've already read the first book, don't you want to revisit the retired don, floating down the river on a sunny afternoon, discussing satanic rites and frightening the undergraduates? And Mary Russell alone upstairs in the rental house, listening for the footsteps of the thug with the gun? Oh, yes, you know you do. I re-read "The Language of Bees" on Saturday, and read "The God of the Hive" on Sunday, and it was a thoroughly entertaining weekend.
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The God of the Hive: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R King
Janet Lunde, May 3, 2010
Laurie R. King's "The Language of Bees" was published last April, and "The God of the Hive" was published this past Tuesday. I read last year's book the week it came out. I don't tend to retain a clear memory of the plot of a book. I remember characters, incidents, images, and phrases. I recalled that in "The Language of Bees", Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes rarely interacted, each rushing off in a different direction. I also remembered a cliff-hanger ending.Hearing that the two interlock, I sat down on Saturday morning to re-read the first book. I stopped short of finishing it before going to bed after midnight, because it was getting scary enough that I thought it would keep me awake. In the Sunday morning sunshine, I read the dramatic conclusion, then opened the second book and dove in.
Oh my oh my oh my, how I do love Laurie King's Mary Russell books! I can't say anything about "The God of the Hive" without spoilers. Oh, how she set me up and knocked me over, again and again!
I highly recommend reading these two books back-to-back. If you've already read the first book, don't you want to revisit the retired don, floating down the river on a sunny afternoon, discussing satanic rites and frightening the undergraduates? And Mary Russell alone upstairs in the rental house, listening for the footsteps of the thug with the gun? Oh, yes, you know you do. I re-read "The Language of Bees" on Saturday, and read "The God of the Hive" on Sunday, and it was a thoroughly entertaining weekend.
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