description: A chance meeting with an elderly beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is Sherlock Holmes
language: English
title: The Beekeeper's Apprentice
titlecomplete: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)
characters: Inspector Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson (Conan Doyle series), Mycroft Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary Russell, Patricia Donleavy, Sherlock Holmes (Russell & Holmes series)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 81450
places: England, Sussex, England
series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: G K Hall & Co