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The Game

The Game

A Mary Russell Novel
CrimeEspionage
Pages
615
Published
2004
Language
English

Synopsis

Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes travel to 1920s India to track down a missing British agent known as Kimball O'Hara. Moving through the subcontinent in disguise, they must navigate a landscape of colonial tension and shifting loyalties to find the man who inspired a legend. Their search leads them into a high-stakes game of international espionage where the line between friend and foe is dangerously thin.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousAtmosphericIntellectual
Secret IdentityQuestMentor Figure

Genres

Crime Espionage Historical Fiction Mystery Spy Amateur Sleuth Political 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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