Laurie R. King
Autor de The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Sobre El Autor
Laurie R. King is the bestselling author of "A Darker Place," four contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, and five acclaimed Mary Russell mysteries. She lives in northern California. Her newest book is the ninth one in the Mary Russell mystery series, The Language of Bees. (Publisher mostrar más Provided) Laurie R. King is a mystery writer, who holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in theology. Her first novel, Grave Talent, was published in 1993 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Since then, she has written over twenty books including the Mary Russell Mysteries series, the Stuyvesant and Grey series, the Kate Martinelli Mystery series, A Darker Place, Folly, and Keeping Watch. She has also co-authored a number of nonfiction works and anthologies including Crime Writing, The Grand Game, and Studies in Sherlock. Laurie's title, Dreaming Spies, is a 2015 New York Times Bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Series
Obras de Laurie R. King
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (2016) — Editor — 132 copias, 10 reseñas
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America (2021) — Editor — 122 copias, 6 reseñas
For the Sake of the Game: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (2018) — Editor — 89 copias, 6 reseñas
In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (2020) — Editor — 41 copias, 1 reseña
The Grand Game: A Celebration of Sherlockian Scholarship, Volume One (1902-1959) (2011) — Editor — 9 copias
The Grand Game: A Celebration of Sherlockian Scholarship, Volume Two (1960-2010) (2012) — Editor — 6 copias
Sin título 3 copias
Weaving the Dark [short story] 2 copias
A Venomous Death [short story] 2 copias
The House [short story] 1 copia
Dreaming spies 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
McSweeney's Issue 13 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): The Comics Issue (2004) — Contribuidor — 1,292 copias, 12 reseñas
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Contribuidor — 569 copias, 15 reseñas
The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals and the Chase (2008) — Contribuidor — 155 copias, 7 reseñas
Crime Through Time: Original Tales of Historical Mystery (1997) — Contribuidor — 129 copias, 2 reseñas
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) — Contribuidor — 60 copias, 1 reseña
Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery and Detective Fiction (2001) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones — 59 copias
Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted (2017) — Contribuidor — 49 copias, 2 reseñas
The One Fixed Point in a Changing Age: A New Generation on Sherlock Holmes (1900) — Introducción — 6 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Richards, Leigh
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1952-09-19
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Oakland, California, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Watsonville, California, USA
- Educación
- University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate Theological Union - Ocupaciones
- fiction writer
- Relaciones
- King, Noel Quinton (husband)
- Premios y honores
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Historical Mystery, 2005)
- Agente
- Alec Shane
Miembros
Debates
A Study in Sherlock - New Pastiche Collection en Baker Street and Beyond (noviembre 2013)
New Holmes/Russell Book Coming! en Baker Street and Beyond (noviembre 2012)
Reseñas
Listas
Best Audiobooks (1)
Books Read in 2013 (12)
Carole's List (1)
Edgar Award (1)
Favorite Series (1)
Female Author (7)
British Mystery (4)
To Read (1)
Victorian Period (1)
Books Read in 2016 (10)
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 73
- También por
- 21
- Miembros
- 43,087
- Popularidad
- #395
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 1,984
- ISBNs
- 808
- Idiomas
- 19
- Favorito
- 238
The plot was interesting, and it was a reminder to myself that I should trust my mystery book instincts more... I had a hunch about the whodunnit, but since the characters weren't considering that angle at all, I let myself forget about it.
I guess I just never got hooked on the characters as presented in this book. I didn't connect with Mary Russell in a way that compelled me to keep reading, and Holmes and Watson both felt close enough to their original versions that there was nothing "new" there for me to discover. (Perhaps in later books I would connect more with the characters, but that hasn't happened yet.)… (más)