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A chance meeting with a Sussex beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is the reclusive, retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who soon takes on the role of mentor and teacher.
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Series: Mary Russell 1
Publication
New York: Picador
Pages
346
Awards
Agatha Award (Nominee — Novel — 1994)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1995)
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (Fiction — 1999)