Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
By: Laurie R. King
4.08
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat--all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this ch…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Many ancient peoples believed in a land of shade, where the dead dwell in a twilight underworld. In Hebrew, it is tsalmaveth , the death-shadow. In one of the more peculiar Biblical passages, King Saul, who is in desperate need of advice, orders the witch of Endor to summon the prophet Samuel from the shadows. Samuel appears, but he is vexed at being disturbed and angry at Saul's lack of faith. Things don't go at all well for the King, implying that summoning the dead is not the best way to reach a decision."-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
"One cannot overlook the number of young women and girls involved,' he pointed out. 'Well they do make up somewhat more than half the population.' 'Yes, and because women are often kept in a position of subservience, they may prove more sensitive to unspoken tensions and threats than men.' I was so stunned by this statement that I came to a dead halt. Half a dozen steps on, he noticed that I was behind him. 'What?' he asked. You did say you realised that you have a blind spot when it comes to women, but I hadn't thought...' Indeed, I had not thought. I'd been so wrapped up in the turmoil of having lied to him about Mrs. Hudson, I had overlooked this bedrock truth about Sherlock Holmes: once the man's attention came to focus on an inequity, all his energies would go to setting it aright--even if the problem was one in his own self."-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
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Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
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2. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
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4.13
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
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Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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11. Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
By: Laurie R. King
4.08
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
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"Many ancient peoples believed in a land of shade, where the dead dwell in a twilight underworld. In Hebrew, it is tsalmaveth , the death-shadow. In one of the more peculiar Biblical passages, King Sa…"-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
"One cannot overlook the number of young women and girls involved,' he pointed out. 'Well they do make up somewhat more than half the population.' 'Yes, and because women are often kept in a position …"-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)
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18. Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock, #6)
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"I am a queen upon this board, Charlotte had once told Lord Ingram, and I do not play to lose."-Sherry Thomas, Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock, #6)
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