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Locked rooms

Locked rooms

CrimeHistorical Fiction
Pages
528
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes travel to San Francisco to investigate a dark secret from Russell's childhood. As she confronts suppressed memories of her family's tragic past, the duo must navigate the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake to stop a killer who is still at large. It is a tense investigation into the mind and the history of a city in ruins.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AtmosphericReflectiveTense
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Genres

Crime Historical Fiction Mystery Suspense Amateur Sleuth Psychological Thriller

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
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