num_pages: 405
description: Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. He never imagines he would encounter anyone whose intellect matched his own, much less an audacious teenage girl with a penchant for detection. Miss Mary Russell becomes Holmes' pupil and quickly hones her talent for deduction, disguises and danger. But when an elusive villain enters the picture, their partnership is put to a real test.
language: English
title: The Beekeeper's Apprentice
titlecomplete: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)
characters: Sherlock Holmes (Russell & Holmes series), Mrs. Hudson (Conan Doyle series), Dr. John Watson, Inspector Lestrade, Patricia Donleavy, Mary Russell, Mycroft Holmes
genres: Audiobook, Historical, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Crime, Adult, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 81438
places: Sussex, England, England
series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Bantam