I like Laurie King's work in general and love her take on Sherlock Holmes through the character of Mary Russell. I was not so taken with this story and I realized that part of the problem for me is the point of view. Holmes is a fascinating character to describe from the outside, but is very difficult to make believable from the inside. I was not fully convinced by the first-person Holmes here. That said, I'll continue to read books in the Russell series and I'm looking forward to her forthcoming historical mystery: The Bones of Paris. I appreciate the way she weaves her theological studies into the fiction. For aficionados only, but well worth the 99 cents I spent. And with some fascinating little factlets as Sherlock Holmes finds himself bemused and feeling tenderly protective of a certain "child"--Mary Russell. He goes to great lengths to protect her, but Miss Mary isn't easily fooled. Loved this little snippet of insight into the beginnings of their relationship, and the use of coconuts was inspired.
a short story that gave another perspective of the initial relationship between Sherlock and Mary
—Kaliu
A nice short story chronicling the beginnings of Holmes and Russel's relationship.
—Ivale99
This was a prequel. I'm ready to start the series!
—Lackey33
A nice step back to the past (prequel)
—breizhnoel
Reread 5/26/2014
—fatie
