A monstrous regiment of women Laurie R. King.
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TextPublisher: New York : Bantam, 1997, c1995Edition: Bantam paperback edDescription: x, 336 p. ; 18 cmISBN: 0553574566Subject(s): Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Women detectives -- England -- London -- Fiction | Historical fiction | London (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Mystery fiction.Summary: The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmess young apprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, she still enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through Londons streets, where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity worker. Veronica Beaconsfield introduces Russell to the New Temple of God, led by the enigmatic, electrifying Margery Childe. Part suffragette, part mystic, she lives quite well for a woman of God from supposedly humble origins. Despite herself, Russell is drawn deeper into Childes circle. When Veronica has a near-fatal accidentand turns out to be the fourth bluestocking in the group to meet with misadventure after changing her willRussell and Holmes launch a quiet investigation. But the Temple may bring the newly rich Russell far closer to heaven than she would like.
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The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmess young apprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, she still enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through Londons streets, where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity worker. Veronica Beaconsfield introduces Russell to the New Temple of God, led by the enigmatic, electrifying Margery Childe. Part suffragette, part mystic, she lives quite well for a woman of God from supposedly humble origins. Despite herself, Russell is drawn deeper into Childes circle. When Veronica has a near-fatal accidentand turns out to be the fourth bluestocking in the group to meet with misadventure after changing her willRussell and Holmes launch a quiet investigation. But the Temple may bring the newly rich Russell far closer to heaven than she would like.
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