A Monstrous Regiment of Women
Author: Laurie R. King
A Monstrous Regiment of Women continues Mary Russell’s adventures as a worthy student of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and as an ever more skilled sleuth in her own right. Looking for respite in London after a stupefying visit from relatives, Mary encounters a friend from Oxford. The young woman introduces Mary to her current enthusiasm, a strange and enigmatic woma….Read More
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