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A review by coops456
The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
4.0
Laurie R King can pretty much do no wrong in my eyes, and this book only served to confirm that, cleverly weaving her turn of the millennium Kate Martinelli series with her early 20th century Mary Russell series. Kate is investigating a present-day homicide, but the victim was an avid scholar and collector of anything Sherlock Holmes-related. In his collection is a century-old manuscript purportedly written by Holmes himself; a manuscript that eerily echoes details of Gilbert's own murder.
This embedded short story by Holmes takes place during the period of Mary's sojourn in San Francisco which is covered in [b:Locked Rooms|93940|Locked Rooms (Mary Russell, #8)|Laurie R. King|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320465923s/93940.jpg|90553] - one of my favourite Russell stories. Here again King manages to conjure Sherlock's voice (at least as represented in the Russell series - I've never read any Conan Doyle) so convincingly.
I loved this story within the story - who couldn't love singer Billy Birdsong? - and the echoes from LGBT history through to the modern day.
This embedded short story by Holmes takes place during the period of Mary's sojourn in San Francisco which is covered in [b:Locked Rooms|93940|Locked Rooms (Mary Russell, #8)|Laurie R. King|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320465923s/93940.jpg|90553] - one of my favourite Russell stories. Here again King manages to conjure Sherlock's voice (at least as represented in the Russell series - I've never read any Conan Doyle) so convincingly.
I loved this story within the story - who couldn't love singer Billy Birdsong? - and the echoes from LGBT history through to the modern day.