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| Title | : | O Jerusalem (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #5) |
| Author | : | Laurie R. King |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 425 pages |
| Published | : | June 28th 2000 by Bantam Books (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Historical Mystery |
Laurie R. King
Paperback | Pages: 425 pages Rating: 4.15 | 16199 Users | 812 Reviews
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With her bestselling mystery series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell, Laurie R. King has created "lively adventure in the very best of intellectual company," according to The New York Times Book Review. Now the author of The Beekeeper's Apprentice and The Moor--the first writer since Patricia Cornwell to win both the American Edgar and British Creasey Awards for a debut novel (A Grave Talent)--unfolds a hitherto unknown chapter in the history of Russell's apprenticeship to the great detective.At the close of the year 1918, forced to flee England's green and pleasant land, Russell and Holmes enter British-occupied Palestine under the auspices of Holmes' enigmatic brother, Mycroft.
"Gentlemen, we are at your service." Thus Holmes greets the two travel-grimed Arab figures who receive them in the orange groves fringing the Holy Land. Whatever role could the volatile Ali and the taciturn Mahmoud play in Mycroft's design for this land the British so recently wrested from the Turks? After passing a series of tests, Holmes and Russell learn their guides are engaged in a mission for His Majesty's Government, and disguise themselves as Bedouins--Russell as the beardless youth "Amir"--to join them in a stealthy reconnaissance through the dusty countryside.
A recent rash of murders seems unrelated to the growing tensions between Jew, Moslem, and Christian, yet Holmes is adamant that he must reconstruct the most recent one in the desert gully where it occurred. His singular findings will lead him and Russell through labyrinthine bazaars, verminous inns, cliff-hung monasteries--and into mortal danger. When her mentor's inquiries jeopardize his life, Russell fearlessly wields a pistol and even assays the arts of seduction to save him. Bruised and bloodied, the pair ascend to the jewellike city of Jerusalem, where they will at last meet their adversary, whose lust for savagery and power could reduce the city's most ancient and sacred place to rubble and ignite this tinderbox of a land....
Classically Holmesian yet enchantingly fresh, sinuously plotted, with colorful characters and a dazzling historic ambience, O Jerusalem sweeps readers ever onward in the thrill of the chase.
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| Original Title: | O Jerusalem |
| ISBN: | 0553581058 (ISBN13: 9780553581058) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.laurierking.com/?page_id=1211 |
| Series: | Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #5 |
| Characters: | Mary Russell, Ali Hazr, Mahmoud Hazr, Sherlock Holmes |
| Setting: | Israel Jerusalem(Israel) |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 16199 Users | 812 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books O Jerusalem (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #5)
This is my favorite of the series so far, loved the intro into a culture I know so little about. Also enjoyed seeing the sexual tension build between Sherlock and RussellIn the middle of "The Beekeepers Apprentice" Russell and Holmes leave England for a bit to get a breather from the relentless pursuit of there cunning opponent and agree to do a favor for Mycroft during their travels. This launches them into the world of international intrigue and the hands of the Hazr brothers. Two hard edged, unaccommodating allies?Then theres the walk with Russell and Holms on the path of the Good Samaritan, amazing!
Still just as good and this is the last book that I've already read of this series. I'm excited to get to something new, although I've enjoyed revisiting the series as well!Original reviewCompared to The Moor, this was highly enjoyable and a very good mystery. Even compared to the last few books I've read in this series, the mystery was very tight and didn't feel random at all. Again, this is compared to the rest of the books in the series. I've never had a Mary Russell mystery/story that I've
It's a little out of sequence with the book before, but Laurie King writes so deliciously that it really doesn't matter where you follow Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes as they help to solve mysteries. It's a nice change to go into the country where Mary has her educational training so we get to see some of the depths of her passions play out in what must be a real treasure house for her. Fast paced and a good change from the expected. Such a great series.
Out of all of the books on this series so far, this one was harder for me to follow.
Man. I reaaaaly had to slog through this one. I mean, REALLY. I think the last 25 pages or so I just barely skimmed, just enough to get the point so that I wouldn't feel like I'd totally wasted my time. This was definitely my least favorite of the Russell/Holmes series so far. Clearly sort of an excuse for King to get all her religious knowledge across and cram everything about the Middle East into as many pages as possible. It ended up being sort of painful to get through. I would actually
Read this story second, after the authors introductory novel. Especially if you liked The Beekeepers Apprentice. Dont go to book #2. This is as good, if not better than the first, at times. King can write. King can tell a great story, and the setting is fantastically detailed. The historical information will jump out at you. I hope you will be as transfixed as I was. I could not put it down. This is the expanded version of the time Russell and Holmes were in Palestine, hiding out from the people
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