Review: A small serving of Sherlock Holmes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2011
I'm rather a fool for Laurie King's Mary Russell novels. She tells stories from the viewpoint of a brilliant and articulate woman who solves intricate puzzles. Mary Russell is is immersed in the issues of her era (largely the 1920s), such as the politics in Palestine or the position of women after World War I. I am always impatient for her NEXT book.But this short story kept me occupied for a little while -- and if you are a Mary Russell fan, I think you'll like it too.In short: It tells the "Russell and Holmes meet" story from Holmes' point of view. Including incidents that Russell never learned about.This is a short story. It doesn't go into the loving detail that we novel-readers expect from King's writing. That's okay with me. I think it's of interest primarily to earlier fans, rather than an easy introduction to the full story. (And God knows I have pressed enough copies ofThe Beekeeper's Apprenticeupon my friends, who must think that I get a kickback.)The "Twitter interview" at the end didn't work for me, even though I am an avid Twitter user. But that's okay. The short story is a good short story... and worth the money.