Title: Holmes and Russell in India
Product review: Was the "Kim" of Rudyard Kipling's espionage classic a fictional character? According to Sherlock Holmes in this excellent book: "He's as real as I am!" That line alone was worth the purchase price of the book. Once again, Ms. King has given us an excellent tale of suspense and adventure featuring the intrepid Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes. In this one we are transported to British India in 1924 on a search for the missing Kimball O'Hara, the grown-up urchin of Kipling's book. Along the way we meet the usual odd assortment of characters, every one of which is well-drawn, and not just a cipher. The action moves along at a fast pace, and certainly keeps the reader turning pages quickly. There's also a very good history lesson embedded in the book, one worth knowing about the course of empire. As always, I highly recommend this series, and will await the publication of the next installment with impatience.
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