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Bantam (1999), Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:In the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife and partner, Mary Russell, from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death and some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin. Through the mists of the moor there have been sightings of a spectral coach made of bones carrying a woman long-ago accused of murdering her husband�??and of a hound with a single glowing eye. Returning to the scene of one of his most celebrated cases, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes and Russell investigate a mystery darker and more unforgiving than the moors themselves, in Laurie R. King's The Moor
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If Sherlock Holmes had taken a wife -- which happens to be the cheeky premise of the enchanting, if unorthodox, historical mysteries of Laurie R. King -- he could not have chosen better than Mary Russell, an Oxford scholar with brains and humor. . . . Sherlockians have their choice of being amused
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or affronted by these artful embellishments on the Holmes canon, and few will appreciate the curiously wan characterization of the great detective. But there's no resisting the appeal of King's thrillingly moody scenes of Dartmoor and her lovely evocation of its legends. Show Less
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LibraryThing member Stewartry
I would have loved to have reread The Hound of the Baskervilles before this, but I was in a hurry to get to the ARC of Pirate King that was waiting. Next time – because these are definitely books I will reread now and then as time goes by.
It's great fun to watch the investigation into new
The Moor is a prime example of why this series isn't mere fan-fiction, why it rises above the level of most pastiche. I'll probably grow repetitious with these reviews, but so be it: Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes is beautifully true to Doyle's, having realistically aged since the last of the original stories, and having found a new lease on life. LRK knows the world she's writing in, both the real world of the 1920's and the earlier London and its environs of the original stories and books – knows it well enough that she can move so confidently from, as here, London to Yorkshire that the reader never questions a detail. Generally the books in the Holmes and Russell series pay only passing homage to the original works; obviously The Moor is a law unto itself. In more ways than one. And honestly, who could resist doing honor to The Hound? It's such a beautiful opportunity to both tie the progenitor and the offspring together and to create the distance this Holmes desires between the things that man Doyle wrote about him and what an intelligent and loving wife would set down. And it also ties together the fictional hero and the man who wrote his "biography", Sabine Baring Gould, in a lovely manner.
Yes, I'm the one who constantly complains, bitterly, about the use of real people as characters in fiction (as well as the use of other people's characters). But there is a world of difference between the Jane Austen, Lady Detective books (not to mention Jane Austen, Vampire or whatever) and this sort of treatment. This was … wish fulfillment, in a way. Like the Doctor Who episode Vincent and the Doctor – which was something of a valentine to the artist, not so much never-was-or-could-be as an I-wish-this-could-have-been (and I really do) - it's a lovely thing to imagine that this great aficionado of Holmes, Sabine Baring-Gould, was in fact the detective's old and valued friend. I think he would have loved it. As with the setting and Holmes himself, it is obvious that LRK knows what she is talking about inside and out, and has the utmost respect for both the fictional and the actual. It's what makes the series not only tolerable but wonderful.
It's great fun to watch the investigation into new
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reports of spectral happenings on the Moor, punctuated by Holmes's disgust with the common man's susceptibility and Russell's very private never-spoken niggling question as to whether in such a weird (in the classical sense) place as this the supernatural might not be real. But best of all is the emotion in the story: another glimpse of Holmes the human being, the fierce friend. The Moor is a prime example of why this series isn't mere fan-fiction, why it rises above the level of most pastiche. I'll probably grow repetitious with these reviews, but so be it: Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes is beautifully true to Doyle's, having realistically aged since the last of the original stories, and having found a new lease on life. LRK knows the world she's writing in, both the real world of the 1920's and the earlier London and its environs of the original stories and books – knows it well enough that she can move so confidently from, as here, London to Yorkshire that the reader never questions a detail. Generally the books in the Holmes and Russell series pay only passing homage to the original works; obviously The Moor is a law unto itself. In more ways than one. And honestly, who could resist doing honor to The Hound? It's such a beautiful opportunity to both tie the progenitor and the offspring together and to create the distance this Holmes desires between the things that man Doyle wrote about him and what an intelligent and loving wife would set down. And it also ties together the fictional hero and the man who wrote his "biography", Sabine Baring Gould, in a lovely manner.
Yes, I'm the one who constantly complains, bitterly, about the use of real people as characters in fiction (as well as the use of other people's characters). But there is a world of difference between the Jane Austen, Lady Detective books (not to mention Jane Austen, Vampire or whatever) and this sort of treatment. This was … wish fulfillment, in a way. Like the Doctor Who episode Vincent and the Doctor – which was something of a valentine to the artist, not so much never-was-or-could-be as an I-wish-this-could-have-been (and I really do) - it's a lovely thing to imagine that this great aficionado of Holmes, Sabine Baring-Gould, was in fact the detective's old and valued friend. I think he would have loved it. As with the setting and Holmes himself, it is obvious that LRK knows what she is talking about inside and out, and has the utmost respect for both the fictional and the actual. It's what makes the series not only tolerable but wonderful.
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LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
I'm a big fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Laurie R. King's Mary Russell books that give Holmes a female counterpart and partner. I loved the first three books in King's series, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Monstrous Regiment of Woman and A Letter of Mary. I was particularly excited
So then I tackled The Moor and for the first time reading these books, felt bored. I took a long time to warm to it, and even though I think it picked up when we finally enter Baskerville Hall a third way through, I don't think The Moor is the equal of the earlier Russell novels. I think it's that the other books get off to a fast start, and there's a lot at stake in each of the previous books. In The Beekeeper's Apprentice we just meeting Mary and watch Holmes become her mentor. In A Monstrous Regiment of Women, we know Mary's heart is at stake, and I was immediately intrigued by the figure of the charismatic female preacher, and the life of one of Mary's friends was at stake. In A Letter of Mary we're presented with a mystery involving a letter of Mary Magdalene and the death of someone close to Russell.
This isn't really the case with The Moor. There is a real life historical figure, Sabine Baring-Gould, who is close to Holmes who calls them in, but its not his life in danger. It seems as if more than half of the book, and especially the first third, is taken up with describing the miserable weather of the moors. Arguably King does an even better job than Doyle in describing the landscape and people of the region, but the book still is a lot less atmospheric and spooky than The Hound of the Baskervilles
That said, I didn't have the book, and I'm not stopping here but will definitely be reading more of this series. By now Holmes and Russell feel like old friends I don't want to part with. And although I guessed the identity of the villain before I ever cracked it open, just from having reread Doyle's novel just before, I thought that the working out of the mystery and motivation was, if anything, more strongly plotted.
It's not a bad book. It's just weak compared to her older sisters, the previous Russell books, and its grandfather, the original Baskerville book.
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to read this book, because it is sequel to the most famous of Doyle's Holmes novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. I reread that book before tackling this one and it more than stood up--clever, suspenseful, spooky.So then I tackled The Moor and for the first time reading these books, felt bored. I took a long time to warm to it, and even though I think it picked up when we finally enter Baskerville Hall a third way through, I don't think The Moor is the equal of the earlier Russell novels. I think it's that the other books get off to a fast start, and there's a lot at stake in each of the previous books. In The Beekeeper's Apprentice we just meeting Mary and watch Holmes become her mentor. In A Monstrous Regiment of Women, we know Mary's heart is at stake, and I was immediately intrigued by the figure of the charismatic female preacher, and the life of one of Mary's friends was at stake. In A Letter of Mary we're presented with a mystery involving a letter of Mary Magdalene and the death of someone close to Russell.
This isn't really the case with The Moor. There is a real life historical figure, Sabine Baring-Gould, who is close to Holmes who calls them in, but its not his life in danger. It seems as if more than half of the book, and especially the first third, is taken up with describing the miserable weather of the moors. Arguably King does an even better job than Doyle in describing the landscape and people of the region, but the book still is a lot less atmospheric and spooky than The Hound of the Baskervilles
That said, I didn't have the book, and I'm not stopping here but will definitely be reading more of this series. By now Holmes and Russell feel like old friends I don't want to part with. And although I guessed the identity of the villain before I ever cracked it open, just from having reread Doyle's novel just before, I thought that the working out of the mystery and motivation was, if anything, more strongly plotted.
It's not a bad book. It's just weak compared to her older sisters, the previous Russell books, and its grandfather, the original Baskerville book.
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LibraryThing member Shutzie27
The fourth installment of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series proved to be a surprising disappointment, despite Holmes and Russell’s return to Dartmoor, scene of the very infamous crime that took place in front of Baskerville Hall which was well-chronicled by, of course, Sir Arthur Conan
We begin with Russell firmly ensconced at Oxford and working on her theological studies while Holmes is, ostensibly, away on a case. A telegram arrives from Holmes summoning her to the moor. She, of course, folds it and returns to her studies—only to be interrupted a few moments later by another telegram asking her to leave again.
Of course, she goes, and finds herself the guest of the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, a rector who lives in a rambling pseudo-Elizabethan monstrosity and fancies himself the squire of Dartmoor and its residents. He has asked Holmes to look into sightings of ghostly carriage, followed by a huge dog with a glowing eye, and the murder of a moor resident.
So, Russell and Holmes spend much of the book tramping around the unwelcoming, foggy, cold, wet and harsh moor, attempting to interview its residents about the victim and the sightings. Alternately, Russell reads some of the many volumes produced by the aging and infirm squire, who has a very close—but inexplicable to Russell—relationship with Holmes.
King does deliver in her writing—the reader truly feels as though they, too, are lost in the pea-soup fog or trudging in bracken and liable to step in a bog and sink at any moment. When respite is offered in the form of stops to local pubs or in front of the fire in Baring-Gould’s study, the comfort and relief is equally felt.
But the plot was not really all that complex nor the mystery all that difficult or interesting. The characters are mildly intriguing, but with the exception of the “witch of Mary Tavy,” I found them all very lacking compared to who King has given us in the previous books in the series. And when drawn parallel to young Henry Baskerville and Stapleton, they seem down right cardboard.
All this would be alright, but there simply isn’t enough character development (virtually none, really; Holmes and Russell’s marriage remains distant and still feels sterile, despite tasteful hints of conjugal relations) to drive the novel on that alone. Even the big reveal of why Holmes has such high regard for the reverend isn’t all that earth-shattering, and I thought Russell’s level of shock upon discovering it was out of character for her.
Admittedly, some of this may be the fact that I simply am not that interested in the real-life Rev. Baring-Gould, who (as in the novel) did care deeply about the moor, was a prolific writer and did, in fact, collect the songs and folklore of the area. King said she was drawn to center a novel around him because one of his grandson wrote the “definitive biography” of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World’s First Consulting Detective, by William S. Baring-Gould) using Baring-Gould’s life as a model for Sherlock’s. (In the interest of full disclosure, I have not read the biography; I'm content knowing about Dr. Bell and Doyle's internship under him).
And Baring-Gould the elder’s life does seem like it was interesting: apparently his parents travelled widely, taking their son with them and essentially using the world for his education. But, for whatever reason, this premise simply wasn’t enough for me to be fully engaged in the book. Yes, Baring-Gould is well-written, and yes, the real-life man was clearly passionate about the moor, but I simply couldn’t connect. The excerpts from his books that head off each chapter began to grow tedious for me.
All in all, the novel wasn’t unreadable or terrible. And as fans of character mystery series know, each new installment is always a bit fraught, especially when the standard has been set as high as King has set hers. I certainly enjoyed what I learned about the moor and certain scenes of the book did linger. But for all of that, I just can’t help but think that perhaps King set her sights a bit too high in deciding to use The Hound of the Baskervilles for her first selection of the canon into which to weave her characters.
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Doyle.We begin with Russell firmly ensconced at Oxford and working on her theological studies while Holmes is, ostensibly, away on a case. A telegram arrives from Holmes summoning her to the moor. She, of course, folds it and returns to her studies—only to be interrupted a few moments later by another telegram asking her to leave again.
Of course, she goes, and finds herself the guest of the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, a rector who lives in a rambling pseudo-Elizabethan monstrosity and fancies himself the squire of Dartmoor and its residents. He has asked Holmes to look into sightings of ghostly carriage, followed by a huge dog with a glowing eye, and the murder of a moor resident.
So, Russell and Holmes spend much of the book tramping around the unwelcoming, foggy, cold, wet and harsh moor, attempting to interview its residents about the victim and the sightings. Alternately, Russell reads some of the many volumes produced by the aging and infirm squire, who has a very close—but inexplicable to Russell—relationship with Holmes.
King does deliver in her writing—the reader truly feels as though they, too, are lost in the pea-soup fog or trudging in bracken and liable to step in a bog and sink at any moment. When respite is offered in the form of stops to local pubs or in front of the fire in Baring-Gould’s study, the comfort and relief is equally felt.
But the plot was not really all that complex nor the mystery all that difficult or interesting. The characters are mildly intriguing, but with the exception of the “witch of Mary Tavy,” I found them all very lacking compared to who King has given us in the previous books in the series. And when drawn parallel to young Henry Baskerville and Stapleton, they seem down right cardboard.
All this would be alright, but there simply isn’t enough character development (virtually none, really; Holmes and Russell’s marriage remains distant and still feels sterile, despite tasteful hints of conjugal relations) to drive the novel on that alone. Even the big reveal of why Holmes has such high regard for the reverend isn’t all that earth-shattering, and I thought Russell’s level of shock upon discovering it was out of character for her.
Admittedly, some of this may be the fact that I simply am not that interested in the real-life Rev. Baring-Gould, who (as in the novel) did care deeply about the moor, was a prolific writer and did, in fact, collect the songs and folklore of the area. King said she was drawn to center a novel around him because one of his grandson wrote the “definitive biography” of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World’s First Consulting Detective, by William S. Baring-Gould) using Baring-Gould’s life as a model for Sherlock’s. (In the interest of full disclosure, I have not read the biography; I'm content knowing about Dr. Bell and Doyle's internship under him).
And Baring-Gould the elder’s life does seem like it was interesting: apparently his parents travelled widely, taking their son with them and essentially using the world for his education. But, for whatever reason, this premise simply wasn’t enough for me to be fully engaged in the book. Yes, Baring-Gould is well-written, and yes, the real-life man was clearly passionate about the moor, but I simply couldn’t connect. The excerpts from his books that head off each chapter began to grow tedious for me.
All in all, the novel wasn’t unreadable or terrible. And as fans of character mystery series know, each new installment is always a bit fraught, especially when the standard has been set as high as King has set hers. I certainly enjoyed what I learned about the moor and certain scenes of the book did linger. But for all of that, I just can’t help but think that perhaps King set her sights a bit too high in deciding to use The Hound of the Baskervilles for her first selection of the canon into which to weave her characters.
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LibraryThing member Krumbs
It took me a long time to work my way through this one. There was a lot of wandering and investigating without a lot of result. Most of the book passed in speculation rather than action. Generally I could go with it, but this time I was a bit bored. There was an ok payoff in the end.
LibraryThing member Lindoula
This is my least favorite of the series so far. It takes a long time - well over half the book - before it really becomes clear what Russell and Holmes are even looking for, and longer still for the action to set in motion. Compared to the others in the series, this one seems to have Russell in the
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LibraryThing member TGPistole
I have read several of these Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes stories and was delighted to find this earlier one in our local library. I find them enjoyable but also informative. I do like the character development. I hope there are others in this series.
LibraryThing member alanna1122
I am so glad this wasn't the first Mary Russell mystery I read! I found this installment of the series *very* slow. I loved the information and background on the moor itself - but that's about all I loved about the first half of this novel. It took me forever to get into the story - and I was
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pretty unhappy with the slap dash rote ending. After such a long slow build up - I really felt like I deserved something more. Show Less
LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
Not that I know anything about the "Hound of Baskervilles" but I'm sure I missed fun stuff referencing that story.
LibraryThing member Kathy89
Sherlock Holmes returns to the moors of the Baskervilles and summons his wife, Mary Russell to help him solve the mysterious sitings of a coach and hound on the moors.
LibraryThing member vegaheim
fourth in series. this is the one i bought and started with. like it and wanted to read from the beginning
LibraryThing member Fence
If you’ve read my reviews of the other books in this series you’ll already know that I really love them. If you haven’t here’s a quick recap; Sherlock Holmes, a real historical figure retired to Sussex in order to tend to his bees. While there he met Mary Russell; a somewhat moody, if quite
The mystery plays a much larger role in this book than it has in the others I’ve read. But for the most part what I loved about them I loved about this. Russell, as our narrator, is a great character. Full of her own weaknesses and faults, but also with so many strengths that she is easily Holmes’ equal. She provides a much different interpretation of the detective that Watson did.
The friend who calls Holmes for assistance is the real life Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould.[1] Gould sounds like quite a character, and comes across as such in the novel. He and Russell don’t quite get along at their first meeting, but they soon come to appreciate one another.
As with the other books in this series Russell has a lot of trouble with the sexism of her age. But it never overwhelms the book, as I think I said before, there is no preachiness here. I suppose you could argue that Russell isn’t really a product of her time, but it was a time of great change in gender roles and politics. Besides, I really enjoy her so I’m not about to complain.
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brilliant, teenager and took her under his wing. She became his apprentice and later his wife. Errr, spoiler alert! In this, the fourth in the series, Sherlock sends Russell a telegram summoning her to Dartmoor and the moor that was the setting for The Hound of the Baskervilles. There are reports of another ghostly beast roaming the countryside and an old friend of Holmes would like him to investigate. Especially when a man is found dead on the moor.The mystery plays a much larger role in this book than it has in the others I’ve read. But for the most part what I loved about them I loved about this. Russell, as our narrator, is a great character. Full of her own weaknesses and faults, but also with so many strengths that she is easily Holmes’ equal. She provides a much different interpretation of the detective that Watson did.
The friend who calls Holmes for assistance is the real life Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould.[1] Gould sounds like quite a character, and comes across as such in the novel. He and Russell don’t quite get along at their first meeting, but they soon come to appreciate one another.
As with the other books in this series Russell has a lot of trouble with the sexism of her age. But it never overwhelms the book, as I think I said before, there is no preachiness here. I suppose you could argue that Russell isn’t really a product of her time, but it was a time of great change in gender roles and politics. Besides, I really enjoy her so I’m not about to complain.
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LibraryThing member Meredith47
This is the first book in the Russell/Holmes stories that I ever read. I honestly recommend that people begin with the first in the series, The Beekeeper's Apprentice. However, I was a tremendous skeptic that someone could write an older Holmes that I would recognize; this book practically took my
This one is not heavy on plot, it's heavy on atmosphere, characterization and unknown details about Holmes' early life. Have a cup of tea and prepare to enjoy yourself immensely.
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head off. If you also were a great lover of the Holmes stories in your youth, it will not seem bizarre: this book changed my life.This one is not heavy on plot, it's heavy on atmosphere, characterization and unknown details about Holmes' early life. Have a cup of tea and prepare to enjoy yourself immensely.
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LibraryThing member pricklybear
A skillful, highly imaginative re-imagining of Sherlock and his relationships and motivations.
LibraryThing member heidialice
Told through the eyes of Sherlock Holmes' partner in work and life, Mary Russell, this is the story of their investigation into strange events at the site of Hound of the Baskervilles.
This was my introduction to Laurie King and exactly as I expected it: an engaging, quick mystery solved in classic
This was my introduction to Laurie King and exactly as I expected it: an engaging, quick mystery solved in classic
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Holmes style. I enjoyed the detailed descriptions, the dry wit and the restrained, very British tone to it all. But there was nothing particularly outstanding about this book, and the supposed "climax" was a bit of a let-down. Show Less
LibraryThing member sageness
so much better than the previous two. :)
LibraryThing member mldavis2
Author Laurie King continues to pay tribute to the character of Sherlock Holmes with her heroine Mary Russell working along side the legendary detective as they return to the moor and the netherworld of the Baskerville estate. No clues here, suffice to say that the character and setting is
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preserved and Doyle would be proud to see what has been done with Holmes. I'm still hooked on this author and her imaginative treatment of a classic series. Show Less
LibraryThing member PamelaBarrett
I haven’t read The Hound of the Baskervilles in over a decade, so revisiting Dartmoor and the eerie misty moor with its bogs and the dominating Baskerville Hall was just as creepy and suspenseful as the original. In The Moor, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are investigating a murder at the
There is a new owner of Baskerville Hall, because the last living heir needed to sell. There are many new characters and places to explore as this dark mystery unravels. This is an excellent addition to the Mary Russell series. Giving 5 stars and making it another favorite. I read it on kindle.
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request of Sherlock’s old friend Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould. They are trying to find out if there is any truth in the rumors that the curse of the Baskervilles is once more in play.There is a new owner of Baskerville Hall, because the last living heir needed to sell. There are many new characters and places to explore as this dark mystery unravels. This is an excellent addition to the Mary Russell series. Giving 5 stars and making it another favorite. I read it on kindle.
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LibraryThing member JBD1
Another good one from King, with Russell and Holmes revisiting Dartmoor (the setting, of course, for "The Hound of the Baskervilles") and featuring the delightful and prolific author Sabine Baring-Gould as their host. The villains in this volume are a bit meh, but the moor itself makes for a great
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LibraryThing member elleceetee
One of the continuing books of the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes mystery series. These are all really good and King does a nice job of bringing the character of Sherlock Holmes to life and partnering him with an equally formidable young woman. This story takes them back to the scene of "The Hound of
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the Baskervilles". I always enjoy these books, and this one was no exception. Show Less
LibraryThing member jlapac
This Holmes / Russell mystery takes place in Dartmoor. I liked this book, because I learned a little about the geography of Dartmoor, which is really a moor. This book also brings bits of some of the older Holmes stories into play, an element of writing that I enjoy, because it connects various
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stories and characters. The complexity of the cases that Holmes and Russell investigate as well as the methods they use to solve the puzzles make for good reading. Show Less
LibraryThing member Snukes
I actually paused in the first chapter and went back to reread the Hound of the Baskervilles to make sure I had the back story all straight. I found this story less captivating than earlier installments in the series, though I enjoyed the way she called out Conan Doyle on his romanticisms.
LibraryThing member skrauter
Love Laurie King's prose, her rounded characters, her plots. Love the Sherlock Holmes association.
LibraryThing member kmartin802
Mary is called from her studies in Oxford to join her husband Sherlock Holmes on Dartmoor. At first resentful, Mary soon becomes interested in investigating the death of an itinerant tin miner and rumors of a ghostly carriage and a hound with a single glowing eye. They are staying at the home of
Dartmoor is the scene of one of Sherlock's most famous cases - The Hound of the Baskervilles -- and Baskerville Hall and its new owner American Richard Ketteridge play an important part in this story. I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the land and the people of Dartmoor as Mary came to appreciate the stark beauty of the land. Even without the supernatural creatures who are supposed to inhabit the land, the fogs and marshes provide enough danger for any traveler. Add in the British military using part of the moor to test artillery and test out a new sort of tank and you have a dangerous place to spend time.
This was an excellent episode in this series. I liked seeing how Mary and Holmes are getting along after two years of marriage.
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the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould who is a long-time friend of Sherlock's. Baring-Gould is nearly ninety and dying but he is still a force to be reckoned with on the moor. He is the author of more than 150 books on a wide variety of topics (and Mary reads quite a number of them while in his home). He's most famous for collecting the traditional songs of Dartmoor and trying to preserve the culture that he fears will be lost when communication gets easier. Dartmoor is the scene of one of Sherlock's most famous cases - The Hound of the Baskervilles -- and Baskerville Hall and its new owner American Richard Ketteridge play an important part in this story. I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the land and the people of Dartmoor as Mary came to appreciate the stark beauty of the land. Even without the supernatural creatures who are supposed to inhabit the land, the fogs and marshes provide enough danger for any traveler. Add in the British military using part of the moor to test artillery and test out a new sort of tank and you have a dangerous place to spend time.
This was an excellent episode in this series. I liked seeing how Mary and Holmes are getting along after two years of marriage.
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LibraryThing member akswede
This is my least favorite of the series so far. It takes a long time - well over half the book - before it really becomes clear what Russell and Holmes are even looking for, and longer still for the action to set in motion. Compared to the others in the series, this one seems to have Russell in the
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sidelines. Holmes sends her off to do various tasks, but he's the one steering the case. Show Less
LibraryThing member parelle
As much as I like Sabine Baring-Gould, not my favorite Russell novel. For one thing, flat villians. Blah.
Language
Original publication date
1998-01
Physical description
400 p.; 6.8 inches
ISBN
0553579525 / 9780553579529
Local notes
Mary Russell, 4
DDC/MDS
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Other editions
The Moor by Laurie R. King (Hardcover)