Island of the Mad: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell

Island of the Mad: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are back in Laurie R. Kingâ€™s New York Times bestselling seriesâ€”â€œthe most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction todayâ€ (Lee Child).

With Mrs. Hudson gone from their lives and domestic chaos building, the last thing Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, need is to help an old friend with her mad and missing aunt.

Lady Vivian Beaconsfield has spent most of her adult life in one asylum after another, since the loss of her brother and father in the Great War. And although her mental state seemed to be improving, sheâ€™s now disappeared after an outing from Bethlem Royal Hospital . . . better known as Bedlam.

Russell wants nothing to do with the caseâ€”but she canâ€™t say no. And at least it will get her away from the challenges of housework and back to the familiar business of investigation. To track down the vanished woman, she brings to the fore her deductive instincts and talent for subterfugeâ€”and of course enlists her husbandâ€™s legendary prowess. Together, Russell and Holmes travel from the grim confines of Bedlam to the winding canals and sun-drenched Lido cabarets of Veniceâ€”only to find the foreboding shadow of Benito Mussolini darkening the fate of a city, an era, and a tormented English lady of privilege.

Praise for Island of the Mad

â€œSuperb . . . shocking . . . Come for the mystery, stay for the sightseeing, the gibes at fascism, and the heroineâ€™s climactic masquerade as silent film star Harold Lloyd.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
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â€œ[Laurie R.] Kingâ€™s storytelling is always a pleasure, full of lush details and clever twists. Cole Porter, who is an integral part of the bookâ€™s LGBTQ story line, adds an unexpected and welcome star turn.â€â€”Booklist
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â€œWell-plotted . . . This ranks as one of the better recent installments in this popular series.â€â€”Publishers Weekly
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0804177961_used
ReleaseDate 2018-06-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804177962

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0804177961_used
ReleaseDate	2018-06-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780804177962

Island of the Mad: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

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