The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Jenny Sterlin
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By:
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Laurie R. King
About this listen
It's 1914, and a bold, young American called Mary Russell is about to experience a rather dynamic change of life. Deep in the rural English countryside, she meets a retired beekeeper by the name of Sherlock Holmes. Although many years have passed since he astonished Watson by solving Scotland Yard's most baffling crimes, The Great Detective is still very much in possession of his excellent faculties.
Surprisingly for both of them, he sees Mary's untapped potential for his old line of work. When Holmes' greatest enemy returns with a diabolically resourceful plan of revenge, Holmes realises he's facing the case of his lifetime - and that he needs Mary's help to solve it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-06-24
similar to the original
I really enjoyed how similar the writing was to the original Sherlock. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
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- georgette
- 08-06-20
A must for all home's fan's
Absolutely brilliant, I ended every minute. Just imaging Home's taking on an apprentice and a woman at that.
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- D. Dolenz
- 09-08-23
Brilliant
Books using the Sherlock Holmes zeitgeist can be iffy. Laurie R King pulled it off exceptionally well. This is actually my 2nd time through the series.
I highly recommend.
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- Chas Large
- 20-10-24
The clarity and annunciation of the reader
This is an excellent collection of books, weaving a wholly believable story. The characters are clear from the beginning and the storyline as good as Conan-Doyle would have produced. Highly recommended and I believe would make an excellent TV miniseries.
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- GD
- 10-01-18
Mary Russell is marvelous.
I very much enjoyed this book. However I do find that the readers voice is too harsh for the voice of Mary that I have developed in my head and Holmes sounds utterly sanctimonious, which I think he must be at times, but surely not 247!
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- 08-11-24
Nearly OK
Was an interesting concept BUT...........
1. Jars a lot when Watson is called "a doddering old fool" for no reason fully explained; is almost bullying
2. Narration is a bit flat with an odd echo that indicated it was recorded on tape and stored somewhere before conversion
3. Mary has a truly staggering opinion of herself; long tracts of her telling us how great she is really odd listening..
4. Sherlock seems to be there simply to agree when Mary when she makes a statement followed by gushing praise.
This could have been great; sometimes authors need a good friend to do some reading of their output and be honest.
Not going further with this series
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- Emma S.
- 20-03-18
Amazing book really well read
I love this block of work by Laurie King and having read them all I was worried that hearing it read by someone couldn’t possibly match that, but apart from the first chapter (which is disconcertingly read in the authors American voice) the book has been completely enthralling, delivered at a perfect pace and with great characterisation. Looking forward to listening to more.
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- wzy
- 13-08-19
What a brilliant book
Laurie King is a wonderful writer. To take such an iconic literary figure in a completely new direction is one thing, but then to create a completely new partner who is at least the equal of him, words fail me. Fortunately Ms King is not so affected. I loved these books in print, to have them read to you is a delicious delight.
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- Jose Cabrol
- 17-07-22
Great listen
One of the best homes stories, kept my interest all the way through, will check out other books by this author,
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- Literati
- 01-02-19
Holmes' later years.
Note: The characters have English accents. Only the introduction is in an American one, which you hear in the clip.
This first in a series introduces a new character Mary Russell who is to become the retired Holmes new partner in the adventures ahead. The first part of the book covers the building of this partnership which needs doing when you're introducing a new character into the very established world of Sherlock Holmes. I found Mary an interesting character in her own right which is a credit to the author. Mrs Hudson is involved as is Watson which was a nice touch. It's different to the Conan Doyle original in that there is a lot more about the characters and the plot develops at a slower pace. I really enjoyed it, I was very impressed by the writing and Jenny Sterlin's Holmes voice was okay.
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