num_pages: 336
description: The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes’s brilliant young apprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, she still enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through London’s grimy streets, where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity worker among the poor. Veronica Beaconsfield introduces Russell to the New Temple of God, led by the enigmatic, electrifying Margery Childe. Part suffragette, part mystic, she lives quite well for a woman of God from supposedly humble origins. Despite herself, Russell is drawn ever deeper into Childe’s circle. When Veronica has a near-fatal accident–and turns out to be the fourth bluestocking in the group to meet with misadventure after changing her will–Russell and Holmes launch a quiet investigation. But the Temple may bring the newly rich Russell far closer to heaven than she would like.…
language: English
title: A Monstrous Regiment of Women
titlecomplete: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell #2)
characters: Sherlock Holmes (Russell & Holmes series), Margery Childe, Mrs. Hudson (Conan Doyle series), Dr. John Watson, Inspector Lestrade, Mary Russell, Veronica Beaconsfield
genres: Audiobook, Historical, Historical Fiction, Detective, Historical Mystery, Crime, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 25395
places: London, England
series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Nero Award
publisher: Bantam