A letter of Mary : a Mary Russell novel
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
ISBN
0312146701, 9780312146702, 0553577808, 9780553577808
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Mystery
M KING, L.
1 available

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Villa Park Public Library - MysteryM KING, L.On Shelf
LocationCall NumberStatus
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - StacksM KINGOn Shelf
Bellwood Public Library - StacksFIC KINOn Shelf
Berwyn Public Library - StacksMYSTERY KINOn Shelf
Carol Stream Public Library - MysteryMY/KING, L.On Shelf
Clarendon Hills Public Library - StacksM KINGOn Shelf
Show All Copies

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 276 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0312146701, 9780312146702, 0553577808, 9780553577808

Notes

Description
August 1923. All is quiet in the Holmes household in Sussex as Mary Russell works on academic research while Sherlock Holmes conducts malodorous chemistry experiments. But the peace quickly disappears as out of the past comes Dorothy Ruskin, an amateur archeologist from the Holy Land, who brings the couple a lovely inlaid box with a tattered roll of stained papyrus inside. The evening following their meeting, Miss Ruskin dies in a traffic accident that Holmes and Mary soon prove was murder. But what was the motivation? Was it the little inlaid box holding the manuscript? Or the woman's involvement in the volatile politics of the Holy Land? Or could it have been the scroll itself, a deeply troubling letter that seems to have been written by Mary Magdalene and that contains a biblical bombshell ...

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

King, L. R. (1997). A letter of Mary: a Mary Russell novel (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

King, Laurie R. 1997. A Letter of Mary: A Mary Russell Novel. St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

King, Laurie R. A Letter of Mary: A Mary Russell Novel St. Martin's Press, 1997.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

King, Laurie R. A Letter of Mary: A Mary Russell Novel First edition., St. Martin's Press, 1997.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.