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A Monstrous Regiment of Women
A Mystery Novel by Laurie R King
Book 2 of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series
Subgenres:
- Historical Fiction,
- Feminist
This book is for you if you're into...
- Theology-infused mysteries with Oxford intellect and 1920s London intrigue
- Charismatic female leaders and spiritual movements hiding dangerous secrets
- Slow-burn detective partnerships with a hint of romantic tension
It is 1921 and Mary Russell—Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology—is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective.
Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot?
Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King.
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