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On the Segregation of the Queen : A Mary Russell Mystery

by King, Laurie R

Book - 1994

Laurie R. King has created the best foil for an aging Sherlock Holmes: young, brilliant iconoclast, Mary Russell. When the two characters meet in this boo...Show more Laurie R. King has created the best foil for an aging Sherlock Holmes: young, brilliant iconoclast, Mary Russell. When the two characters meet in this book (the first in a long, successful series), Mary Russell is a disaffected fifteen-year-old academic and orphan. Holmes is a seemingly retired beekeeper. Their unlikely friendship brings them both new life. I love this series! Show less

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Sherlock

Season 1

DVD - 2010

A thoroughly delightful update of the Holmes/Watson partnership. Conan Doyle's stories are often the inspiration for the cases in the series, though they are always presented with a winking twist. A thoroughly delightful update of the Holmes/Watson partnership. Conan Doyle's stories are often the inspiration for the cases in the series, though they are always presented with a winking twist. Show less

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The Final Solution

A Story of Detection

by Chabon, Michael

Book - 2004

The novel's title refers both to the Conan Doyle story "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" and Nazi Germany's plan for genocide. Chabon's elderly dete...Show more The novel's title refers both to the Conan Doyle story "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" and Nazi Germany's plan for genocide. Chabon's elderly detective is never named in this short novel, but given the location, the old man's age, and his preoccupation with beekeeping, the reader may assume. Show less