Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen Mary Russell mysteries, five contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, the Stuyvesant & Grey novels Touchstone and The Bones of Paris, and the acclaimed A Darker Place, Folly, and Keeping Watch. She lives in Northern California.
“The great marvel of King’s series is that she’s managed to
preserve the integrity of Holmes’s character and yet somehow
conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the
partner of his mind as well as his heart.”—Washington Post Book
World
“King enriches the Sherlockian legacy.”—Boston Globe
“The God of the Hive is mesmerizing—another wonderful novel etched
by the hand of a master storyteller. No reader who opens this
one will be disappointed.”—Michael Connelly, author of The
Scarecrow
“A dazzling continuation of the adventures of the world’s most
famous beekeeper, and his equally daunting ‘apprentice,’ The God of
the Hive will astonish and delight even the most seasoned of
Holmes’ devotees.”—Katherine Neville, The Fire
“The Mary Russell series is the most sustained feat of imagination
in mystery fiction today, and this is the best installment
yet.”—Lee Child, author of Gone Tomorrow
“Without a doubt, King is the master of Sherlockian authors.”—Gayle
Lynds, author of The Book of Spies
“All it takes is the very first page of the newest installment in
Laurie R. King’s brilliant series for and you’re gone . . .
disappearing into an artfully crafted, creative and craft world . .
. This is historical suspense at its best, rich with atmosphere,
mystery, psychological insight and complex, fascinating characters.
But it’s not just the plot of Russell’s world, or how she matches
wits with Holmes that makes King’s books such standouts, it’s how
she brings heart and soul to great detective novels.”—M.J Rose,
author of The Hypnotist
Laurie R. King’s bestselling novels of suspense featuring Mary
Russell and Sherlock Holmes are . . .
“Audacious.”—Los Angeles Times • “Funny and fearless.”—Houston
Chronicle • “Delightful and creative.”—The Wall Street Journal •
“Clever, literate, and thoroughly knowledgeable.”—San Jose Mercury
News • “A lively adventure in the very best of intellectual
company.”—The New York Times Book Review • “Rousing . . . riveting
. . . suspenseful.”—Chicago Sun-Times • “Lush, colorful and utterly
compelling.”—Detroit Free-Press • “Beguiling . . .
tantalizing.”—The Boston Globe
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