It pains me to write this because I've been anxiously awaiting Dreaming Spies for two years, but this was not my favorite Laurie R King book.

What I love about the Mary Russell books is the sense of adventure and holding my breath as I tear through the pages because I can't figure out what's happening next or how it will resolve. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.

Dreaming Spies is the 13th Mary Russell book by Laurie R. King. But Russell and Holmes eventually find themselves involved with a British blackmailer, a group of Ninjas, and the Japanese crown prince Hirohito, finally resolved at Russell's stomping grounds of Oxford.

Please try again. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. I loved this 13th installment in the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series. This promising series has been a little hit-and-miss lately, but.

Unable to add item to List. It is the first indication that the investigation they did for him in 1924 might not be as complete as they had thought. Book Review & Giveaway: I am a long-time fan of bestselling author Laurie R. King and have read every novel she’s written. There is an eventful voyage, a tour of Japan, a return to England and the story picks up again at the beginning for an interesting finishing run. That first book was terrific (by all means, read it first!

While, as always, her descriptions can carry me to another time and place in magnificent ways, I found the plot to be particularly slow and straight forward. A stone with a name, which they last saw in the Tokyo garden of the future emperor of Japan. However, Holmes is less the thinking machine of Doyle and more a foil to his wife, Mary Russell. As is par for the course, some things are just as they seem while others are quite the surprising twist.

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A stone with a name, which they last saw in the Tokyo garden of the future emperor of Japan. She explains that she and Holmes had been "too much in each other's pockets". by Laurie R. King 3.67. Mary is younger, and the journey was colorful and interesting as always.

What I love about the Mary Russell books is the sense of adventure and holding my breath as I tear through the pages because I can't figure out what's happening next or how it will resolve. When I learn she has a new novel of any kind coming out, I get really excited.

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This latest in the series will please long-time fans like me for a number of reasons (outlined below) but can also be read with enjoyment by people new to the books about Mary Russell and her considerably older husband, Sherlock Holmes. From we try with the duo to unravel the mysteries on shipboard, in Japan, the Imperial Hotel, hot spas in the country side, led on by Sato, until the surprising but satisfying conclusion in Oxford, all because of a book. This is one of the best books in a totally delightful series. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Please try again.

Since I know Laurie does meticulous research for her historical mystery novels, I was not only envious of her research trip but I could hardly wait to read Dreaming Spies. With a riveting, suspenseful plot, well-portrayed, lively characters, plenty of action, fine writing, vivid portrayals of Japan and Oxford, humor, and ninjas, how could I not? All that to say, I love Laurie R King's writing and I have an almost obsession with the Mary Russell books - I always get them the first day they come out and read them cover to cover in one sitting- but I'm hoping Dreaming Spies with be a blip adventure, much like Pirate King, and the next book is even better.