Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Garment of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Garment of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes | Laurie R King
9 posts | 19 read | 12 to read
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER Laurie R. King s "New York Times" bestselling novels of suspense featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, comprise one of today s most acclaimed mystery series. Now the couple is separated by a shocking circumstance in a perilous part of the world, each racing against time to prevent an explosive catastrophe that could clothe them both in shrouds. In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: "Who am I?" She has awakened with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the door. Out in the hivelike streets, she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops, picking pockets and locks. She is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper containing a mysterious Arabic phrase. Overhead, warplanes pass ominously north. Meanwhile, Holmes is pulled by two old friends and a distant relation into the growing war between France, Spain, and the Rif Revolt led by Emir Abd el-Krim who may be a Robin Hood or a power mad tribesman. The shadows of war are drawing over the ancient city of Fez, and Holmes badly wants the wisdom and courage of his wife, whom he s learned, to his horror, has gone missing. As Holmes searches for her, and Russell searches for her"self, " each tries to crack deadly parallel puzzles before it s too late for them, for Africa, and for the peace of Europe. With the dazzling mix of period detail and contemporary pace that is her hallmark, Laurie R. King continues the stunningly suspenseful series that Lee Child called the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today. Praise for "Garment of Shadows" As always, the relationship between Holmes and Russell is utterly understated yet traced with heat and light. "Booklist" (starred review) [A] taut tale . . . original and intriguing . . . This tantalizing glimpse into the life and times of a rapidly evolving Arabic society has remarkable resonance for our own uncertain times. "Publishers Weekly" Those new to the series are in for a treat. Bookreporter "From the Hardcover edition.""
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
blurb
Verity
post image

Latest mystery read!

23 likes1 stack add
review
Smarkies
post image
Pickpick

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes cross paths with M. Lyautey and Abd el-Krim in #Morocco in this mystery. I like how history was weaved into this. This book also foreshadows the decline of of British imperialism.
However, I would have liked the mystery to have played a stronger role in this.

31 likes1 stack add
blurb
Gnora
post image

I‘m not sure I will ever get over how much I enjoy Holmes‘ chapters in this novel! I love when an author really manages to mail a POV like that.

#sherlockholmes #mystery #reread

blurb
Gnora
post image

Challenge 18 of 50: A book with a three-word title

Garment of Shadows is book #12 in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series and while it's plot is one of the more outlandish ones (Mary wakes up in Morocco with no memory of who/where she is or how she got there while Holmes searches for her) I tend to particularity enjoy when King writes from Holmes' viewpoint as she does for portions of this book.

#popsugar #readingchallenge #2020 #mystery

blurb
Bookrarian
post image

There‘s nothing more comforting than being able to pull a favorite book from a shelf for a reread! I recently was given a copy of the audiobook of this one and have been listening to it in the car. While I‘ve enjoyed the audio, it‘s moving too slow, so I‘ve reverted back to the physical text to finish. This was a signed ARC I won from the author, so it‘s extra special. The Russel/Holmes series are some of my all-time favorite books.

blurb
ElenaBaer
post image

Another great installment in the series. This one you definitely can‘t read out of order. It basically picks up where the last one left off. Only three more in the series and summer just started ?!?

blurb
Prairiegirl_reading

Can anyone help me? Are the Mary Russell books just not for me? Tried the beekeeper's apprentice years ago and bailed. Thought to try it again and couldn't find it. This one is this month's book club pick. I would prefer to read the series in order but do I really need to? Keep going or bail?

revenge4porgy Keep going 5y
3 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
Prairiegirl_reading

How long do you stay with a book before you bail? Just curious. 🤔