title: Island of the Mad: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
author:  Laurie R. King 
description: [The Mary Russell series is] the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today.<b>Lee Child</b><br /><br />Superb . . . shocking . . . Come for the mystery, stay for the sightseeing, the gibes at fascism, and the heroines climactic masquerade as silent film star Harold Lloyd.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <b></b><br /> [Laurie R.] Kings storytelling is always a pleasure, full of lush details and clever twists. Cole Porter, who is an integral part of the books LGBTQ story line, adds an unexpected and welcome star turn.<b><i>Booklist</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> Well-plotted . . . This ranks as one of the better recent installments in this popular series.<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /><br /><b>Praise for the award-winning novels of Laurie R. King</b><br /> <b></b><br /> The great marvel of Kings series is that shes managed to preserve the integrity of Holmess character and yet somehow conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the partner of his mind as well as his heart.<b><i>The Washington Post Book World</i></b><br /> <b></b><br /> A lively adventure in the very best of intellectual company.<b><i>The New York Times</i></b><br /> <br /> Erudite, fascinating . . . by all odds the most successful re-creation of the famous inhabitant of 221B Baker Street ever attempted.<b><i>Houston Chronicle</i></b><br /> <br /> Will have [fans diving in] with reckless abandon.<b><i>Booklist</i> (starred review)</b><br /> <br /> Whip-smart, suspenseful and intricately plotted.<b><i>Shelf Awareness</i></b><br /> <br /> Captivating.<b><i>Us Weekly</i></b><br /> <br /> Highly entertaining.<b><i>The Denver Post</i></b><br /> <br /> Deliciously rich.<b><i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i></b><br /> <br /> Extremely exciting.<b><i>Chicago Tribune</i></b>
zlib_text: _Island of the Mad_ is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or
  dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  Copyright © 2018 by Laurie R. King
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  Published in the United States by Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, a
  division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
  
  BANTAM BOOKS and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin
  Random House LLC.
  
  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
  
  Names: King, Laurie R., author.
  
  Title: Island of the mad : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and
  Sherlock Holmes / Laurie R. King.
  
  Description: First edition. | New York : Bantam, 2018. | Series:
  
  Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes ; 11
  
  Identifiers: LCCN 2018005044| ISBN 9780804177962 (hardcover) | ISBN
  9780804177979 (ebook)
  
  Subjects: LCSH: Russell, Mary (Fictitious character), 1900—-Fiction. |
  
  Women pri