Things become more desperate than either of them expected as Mary's search plunges her into the worst danger she has yet faced. King (Author) 1,073 ratings Book 2 of 17: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £0.00 This title and over 1 million more are available with Kindle Unlimited £3.99 to buy Audiobook £0.
Is the New Temple a front for something more sinister? When a series of murders claims members of the movement's wealthy young female volunteers and principal contributors, Mary, with Holmes in the background, begins to investigate. King A Monstrous Regiment of Women Hardcover 24 July 1997 by Laurie R.
Mary is curious about the woman, and intrigued. The young woman introduces Mary to her current enthusiasm, a strange and enigmatic woman named Margery Childe, who leads something called "The New Temple of God." It seems to be a charismatic sect involved in the post-World War I suffrage movement, with a feminist slant on Christianity.
Looking for respite in London after a stupefying visit from relatives, Mary encounters a friend from Oxford. The plot is full of dark corners and twists, but we can rejoice with Russell finally in control of her own money.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. A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Laurie R. Russell and Holmes set about to investigate this mystery and Mary nearly loses her life. Margery is changing the world about her, bringing along side her the women now at loose ends who are not needed in war work and still want to do something useful. There are no jobs for soldiers to return to, shortages and privation beside a monied, social set, and Mary Russell, who has few female friends finds woman who is creating her own circle of both sets. The war is finally over but the wounded are everywhere.
Set in the end of WW I, it is a time of hope and anguish. Laurie King never disappoints in the characters she introduces us to and they are all fascinating to know. I read it because I was intrigued with Mary Russell in "The BeeKeeper's Apprentice" and wanted to follow her to see a grownup woman who would marry Sherlock Holmes. Part of an obscure quotation of an envious man.
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