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A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
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- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
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Winner of the Nero Wolfe Award
It is 1921 and Mary Russell—Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology—is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King.
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“The great marvel of King's series is that she's managed to preserve the integrity of Holmes's character and yet somehow conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the partner of his mind and as well as his heart. . . . Superb.” —The Washington Post Book World
“As audacious as it is entertaining and moving . . . What gives Laurie R. King's books such a rich and original texture is the character of Mary--totally believable in her own right, a tall and gangling orphan with a restless intellect and a great store of moral and physical courage.” —Chicago Tribune
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- De connie en 02-25-11
De: Y. S. Lee
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The Perfume Collector
- A Novel
- De: Kathleen Tessaro
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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London, 1955: Grace Monroe is a fortunate young woman. Despite her sheltered upbringing in Oxford, her recent marriage has thrust her into the heart of London's most refined and ambitious social circles. Then one evening a letter arrives from France that will change everything. Grace has received an inheritance. There's only one problem: she has never heard of her benefactor, the mysterious Eva d'Orsey. Told by invoking the three distinctive perfumes she inspired, Eva d'Orsey's story weaves through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London.
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Unbearable Narration
- De D McKay en 08-05-15
De: Kathleen Tessaro
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A Share in Death
- De: Deborah Crombie
- Narrado por: Michael Deehy
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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A week's holiday in a luxurious hotel is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs. But his vacation ends dramatically with the discovery of a dead body in the whirlpool bath. Despite a suspicious lack of cooperation from the local constabulary, Kincaid's keen sense of duty won't allow him to ignore the heinous crime, impelling him to send for his enthusiastic young assistant, Sergeant Gemma James. But the stakes are raised significantly when a second murder occurs....
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series readers, start here
- De connie en 02-09-13
De: Deborah Crombie
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Maisie Dobbs
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- De: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy
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Maisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the remarkably bright youngster under her wing. Lady Rowan’s friend, Maurice Blanche, often retained as an investigator by the European elite, recognized Maisie’s intuitive gifts. The outbreak of war changed everything. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator, one who has learned that coincidences are meaningful, and truth elusive.
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All ‘round tip top
- De nancy M en 01-10-23
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The Fire Rose
- De: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrado por: Kate Black-Regan
- Duración: 13 h
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Accepting employment as a governess after hard times hit her family, medieval scholar Rosalind Hawkins is surprised when she learns that her mysterious employer has no children and only wants her to read to him through a speaking tube.
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Great story, poorly presented
- De Che en 02-26-10
De: Mercedes Lackey
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A Gentleman's Murder
- De: Christopher Huang
- Narrado por: Raphael Corkhill
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
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The year is 1924. Only a few years removed from the trenches of Flanders, Lieutenant Eric Peterkin has just been granted membership in the most prestigious soldiers-only club in London: the Britannia. But when a gentleman's wager ends with a member stabbed to death, the victim's last words echo in the lieutenant's head: that he would "Soon right a great wrong from the past". Eric is certain one of his fellow members is the murderer. But who?
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Ignore the indiscriminate ire. It’s great!
- De Denise Dalrymple en 05-15-20
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Freud's Mistress
- De: Karen Mack, Jennifer Kaufman
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 10 h y 57 m
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In this sweeping tale of love, loyalty, and betrayal - between a husband and a wife, between sisters - fact and fiction seamlessly blend together, creating a compelling portrait of an unforgettable woman and her struggle to reconcile her love for her sister with her obsessive desire for her sister's husband, the mythic father of psychoanalysis.
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What a Super Ego
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De: Karen Mack, y otros
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Mind of a Killer
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- De: Simon Beaufort
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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London, 1882. Alec Lonsdale, a young reporter on the Pall Mall Gazette, is working on a story about a fatal house fire. But the postmortem on the victim produces shocking results: Patrick Donovan's death was no accident. But why would someone murder a humble shop assistant and steal part of his brain? When a second body is discovered, its throat cut, and then a third, Lonsdale and his spirited female colleague, Hulda Friederichs, begin to uncover evidence of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest echelons of Victorian society.
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Really, really good
- De Sherry en 11-28-18
De: Simon Beaufort
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The Spymaster's Lady
- De: Joanna Bourne
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
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She's braved battlefields. She's stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of state. She's played the worldly courtesan, the naive virgin, the refined British lady, even a Gypsy boy. But Annique Villiers, the elusive spy known as the Fox Cub, has finally met the one man she can't outwit... British spymaster Robert Grey must enter France and bring back the brilliant, beautiful - and dangerous - Fox Cub. His duty is to capture her and her secrets for England.
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Highly enjoyable; Audiobook is fantastic
- De Emily London en 12-28-10
De: Joanna Bourne
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Call the Midwife
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At the age of 22, Jennifer Worth left her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London’s East End slums. The colorful characters she met while delivering babies all over London - from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lived to the woman with 24 children who couldn't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city’s seedier side - illuminate a fascinating time in history.
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The best book I've listened to this year
- De Richard en 06-12-13
De: Jennifer Worth
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Death in Berlin
- De: M. M. Kaye
- Narrado por: Kate Udall
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Miranda Brand is visiting Germany for what is supposed to be a month's vacation. But from the moment that Brigadier Brindley relates the story about a fortune in lost diamonds - a story in which Miranda herself figures in an unusual way - the vacation atmosphere becomes transformed into something more ominous. And when murder strikes on the night train to Berlin, Miranda finds herself unwillingly involved in a complex chain of events that will soon throw her own life into peril.
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Why these narrators
- De Rhian en 09-01-13
De: M. M. Kaye
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Evergreen Falls
- De: Kimberley Freeman
- Narrado por: Jennifer Vuletic
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
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A long-forgotten secret, a scandalous attraction and a place where two women's lives are changed forever. 1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No-one could have predicted what would unfold.
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Soooo Boring
- De Merford en 10-09-19
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A Soupcon of Poison
- De: Jennifer Ashley
- Narrado por: Anne-Marie Piazza
- Duración: 2 h y 46 m
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London, 1880. Kat Holloway, highly sought-after young cook to the wealthy of London, finds herself embroiled in murder when she’s accused of poisoning her employer, the loathsome Sir Lionel Leigh-Bradbury. Her only help as she works to clear her name comes from the mysterious Daniel McAdam, a handsome man-of-all-work who seems to know everyone and always happens to be in the right place at the right time.
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Excellent!
- De Mystery Reader en 05-09-20
De: Jennifer Ashley
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The Lawrence Browne Affair
- De: Cat Sebastian
- Narrado por: Gary Furlong
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, is mad. At least that's what he and most of the village believes. A brilliant scientist, he hides himself away in his family's crumbling estate, unwilling to venture into the outside world. When an annoyingly handsome man arrives at Penkellis, claiming to be Lawrence's new secretary, his carefully planned world is turned upside down.
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Historical romance without the stupid stuff
- De April en 09-28-20
De: Cat Sebastian
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- AMO
- 08-06-18
Mary Russell
The return of Mary Russell is welcomed. The developing relationship of Mary and Sherlock is lovely. Mary continues to hone her detecting skills, challenging not only the great Mr. Holmes but other adversaries. Lovers of Sherlock Holmes will enjoy.
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- 02-06-20
Great story; great presentation!
I had this book in physical form, and I was enjoyed it immensely. When we downsized our home, I couldn’t keep all of my books, so I took them to our little lending library. Now I’m getting audio books and am enjoying them immensely, especially Jenny Sperlin’s performances.
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- Bryce
- 11-19-20
Another great listen in this series
If you enjoy any intellectual pursuit of the truth, Laurie King delivers. This novel makes good on exploring religion and gender dynamics in a time fraught with questionable leadership. At times I have been skeptical to engage with content containing an older male and younger female relationship, but the author deftly portrays the poise and resilience Mary Russell holds and restraint and respect Sherlock gives.
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- Gillian
- 05-05-22
2nd Time Around, This Time Listening, Love all BUT
2nd Time Around (several new books since I last read the series), and this time I’m listening to the first ones instead of reading, which makes them all seem like new. Jenny Sterlin is *wonderful* and I love her narration! …BUT…she does pronounce some words very strangely, does she not? “Gri-mace-ing” at the taste of her cold cup of tea? (You’d think she’d get that one from old McDonald’s ads with the silly characters.) She often startles me with her pronunciations, making me wonder, ‘Can that really be the British pronunciation?’ Or is she simply a gifted actress who doesn’t herself have a terribly extensive vocabulary so she just isn’t familiar with some of the words? It just seems odd when Mary Russell is an Oxford-educated voraciously well-read prodigy.
Ah, well, that robs me of not one iota of enjoyment — I adore this book almost as much as I did the first one, although neither of these are as thrilling or contain quite as much fascinating (and still-relevant) history as my favorite “O Jerusalem”.
The only things that I might do without are the redundantly pointed quotes which begin each chapter. These lack any kind of subtlety and, indeed, my ears practically ring as I resign myself to be hit over the head again and again since the skip-fwd arrow goes 15 seconds too far ahead. Hmm…maybe that can be adjusted.
Anyway, in this series of Laurie R. King’s, I find that the voice of Mary Russell is even more fun to listen to than Watson’s. In fact, I have to admit that her lightning intelligence, skillful observational senses, physical prowess *and* her unparalleled ability to spar with Holmes lead me to rate these books even above Conan Doyle’s in some ways, though the originals are ever-familiar and always comforting with their well-loved voice and admirably-wound yarns.
But I have one more thing to add (the in-your-face quotation-hammer notwithstanding), which is that it’s almost impossible for a *woman* NOT to welcome these with at least as much delight as she ever did the originals, enjoy their viewpoint even more, and await the climax of each tale told in Mary’s unique strong voice with the certainty of a particularly female satisfaction. ;)
I hope you’re as thrilled and grateful to’ve come across these as I was. Happy reading!
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- Marti Steussy
- 01-30-23
Well done mysteries
Lori King, writes with excellent historical color, pitches her mystery at just the right level, where you can see what’s coming but not too soon, and has a fun story.
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- Olga
- 01-22-17
Very enjoyable
Would you consider the audio edition of A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes to be better than the print version?
I haven't red the print version. To say the truth English is my third language and I I'm trying to improve my skills by listening english literature. This one is demanding but so interesting that I'v listened to it twice to understand it better. I have been loving SH character since my childhood. Now I love a couple SH/MR:))
What other book might you compare A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes to and why?
I'm not sure.
I think that as a writer Laurie King is much better than Conan Doyle
What does Jenny Sterlin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
At first, when I listened in 0,5 speed I was tired of monotonous Jenny Sterlin voice. The second time with a standard speed it occured that JS did a fine work!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It wasn't easy reading for me but very satisfying.
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- Linda
- 02-22-16
Loved it!
I'm addicted to this series. Great stories, great characters, true enough to Conan Doyle but uniquely its own; narrator is terrific.
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- Taylor Ovard
- 08-23-16
almost as good as the first
I don't want to spoil it for anyone but the struggle Mary went through figuring out her relationship with Holmes was a but of a far reach for me. The rest if the story I enjoyed. Marjory's character was also a well thought out and interesting one
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- lolwut?
- 09-11-15
fairly good
it's a pretty good story, unfortunately the narrator has a limited capacity to do voices. From time it becomes difficult to figure out who she is speaking as. Otherwise she's good.
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- Marily
- 09-22-15
Regiment: formalized group, seeking control
This was very interesting. Another continuation of women seeking independence after world war two, but with a hidden darkness undermining their ability to grow and thrive. Mary has much more to do here, Holmes lets this " be her case"
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