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Justice Hall

Justice Hall

CrimeHistorical Fiction
Pages
352
Published
2002
Language
English

Synopsis

Fresh from their adventures in Dartmoor, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are drawn into a decades-old mystery involving the noble Hughenfort family. When the Duke of Beauville's younger brother returns to England, he demands an investigation into the suspicious death of the family heir during the Great War. The search for the truth takes the duo from the English countryside to Paris as they hunt for a missing diary and a killer who is still very much active.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AtmosphericIntellectualAdventurous
Secret IdentityFamily SagaDual TimelineMentor Figure

Genres

Crime Historical Fiction Mystery World War I Amateur Sleuth

About the author

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Laurie R. King

Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice was chosen as one of the “20th Century’s Best Crime Novels” by the IMBA.) She has won the Agatha, Anthony, Creasey, Edgar, Lambda, Macavity, Wolfe, and Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, has an honorary doctorate in theology, and is a Baker Street Irregular. In 2022, she was named Grand Master by Mystery Writers of Ame...

Characters

Mary RussellProtagonist
Sherlock HolmesProtagonist
Marsh HughenfortSupporting
Gabriel HughenfortSupporting
Duke of BeauvilleSupporting
All characters in Justice Hall