General Information
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 Title:                  A Monstrous Regiment of Women
 Author:                 Laurie R. King
 Read By:                Jenny Sterlin
 Copyright:              1995
 Audiobook Copyright:    1995
 Genre:                  Mystery
 Publisher:              Recorded Books
 Abridged:               No

Original Media Information
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 Source:                 9 tapes

File Information
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 Number of MP3s:         7
 Total Duration:         11:34:49
 Total MP3 Size:         318.10
 Encoded At:             CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
 Noise Reduction:        None
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3

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Book Description
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In The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Laurie R. King came up with a completely 
original story that had Sherlock Holmes as one of its principal characters 
but was in no way part of the Holmes canon. The focus of that book was 
a young woman, Mary Russell. Now in A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Mary 
Russell's adventures as a student of the famous detective continue. 
A series of murders claims members of a strange suffrage organization's 
wealthy young female volunteers, and Mary, with Holmes in the background, 
investigates, little knowing what danger she personally faces. 

Laurie R. King is also the author of the Edgar Award-winning novel A 
Grave Talent. 

From Booklist 
Mary Russell, introduced as the worthy successor to Dr. Watson in The 
Beekeeper's Apprentice , makes a triumphant return here. Russell has 
reached her majority, completed her studies at Oxford, come into her 
inheritance, and uncovered a passel of trouble in Margery Childe, a 
charismatic mystic with political aspirations in 1921 London. Childe 
has organized a temple to proselytize her mixture of feminism and what 
would be called, in a later decade, "liberation theology." Unfortunately, 
wealthy members of her inner circle keep dying, shortly after rewriting 
their wills in her favor. Russell launches the investigation of the 
temple while her employer, Sherlock Holmes and his brother, Mycroft, 
pursue drug smugglers in France. King expertly captures the details 
of the period, although some of her characters, attitudes, and actions 
seem anachronistic. Most of the well-loved figures from the Doyle canon 
make appearances, including Mrs. Hudson, Dr. Watson, and even Inspector 
Lastrade's son. Though purists will be offended by Holmes' behavior 
at the tale's conclusion, less-finicky fans will find the book thoroughly 
enjoyable. George Needham 

Book Description 
The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes's brilliant young 
apprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, 
she still enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through London's grimy 
streets, where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity 
worker among the poor. Veronica Beaconsfield introduces Russell to the 
New Temple of God, a curious amalgam of church and feminist movement, 
led by the enigmatic, electrifying Margery Childe. Part suffragette, 
part mystic, she lives quite well for a woman of God from supposedly 
humble origins. Despite herself, Russell is drawn ever deeper into Childe's 
circle. When Veronica has a near-fatal accident--and turns out to be 
the fourth bluestocking in the group to meet with misadventure after 
changing her will--Russell and Holmes launch a quiet investigation. 
But the Temple may bring the newly rich Russell far closer to heaven 
than she would like... --This text refers to the Paperback edition. 


