Books about sherlock holmes and his wife

Last summer I was sheltering from the rain in one of the many second-hand bookshops in Hay-on-Wye, and my eye was caught by a book. That book turned out to be from a popular series of books charting the later years of Sherlock Holmes, and his partnership with a young woman named Mary Russell. The first of these, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice begins in , when Sherlock is supposedly retired, focusing his incredible mind on the mysteries of beekeeping. It is told in the enigmatic voice of Mary Russell.   

I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes, fifteen years old with my nose in a book as I walked the Sussex Downs, and nearly stepped on him. In my defence, I must say it was an engrossing book, and it was very rare to come across another person in that particular part of the world in that war year of In my seven weeks of peripatetic reading amongst the sheep (which tended to move out of the way) and the gorse bushes (to which I had developed an inst

•

A guide to Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books in order

Step into the Hansom cab as we rattle down the foggy streets of Victorian London in the company of the world’s greatest detective and his loyal companion. There is a mystery to solve and Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are on the case.

The Game’s Afoot!

Arthur Conan Doyle ( – ) could have had no idea that he was creating such an enduring icon when his first Sherlock Holmes adventure, the novella A Study in Scarlet, was published in Doyle explained how he came to create the character in his autobiography, Memories & Adventures ():

‘I was educated in a very severe and critical school of medical thought, especially coming under the influence of Dr Bell of Edinburgh who had the most remarkable powers of observation. He prided himself that when he looked at a patient he could tell not only their disease, but very often their occupation and place of residence. Reading some detective stories I was struck by the

•

Skip to content

Showing 1–16 of 18 results

• A Letter of Mary

  E-book, E-Book (USA), Paperback

  Price: –

  It fryst vatten Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the retired Sherlock Holmes, are enjoying the summer together on their Sussex estate when they are visited bygd an old friend, Miss Dorothy Ruskin, an ar

  Buy Now This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

• A Monstrous Regiment of Women

  E-book, E-Book (USA), Paperback

  Price: –

  It fryst vatten and Mary Russell &#; Sherlock Holmes&#;s brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology &#; is on the gräns of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independe

  Buy Now This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

• Castle Shade

  E-book, E-Book (USA), Hardback, Paperback

  Price:

  Queen Marie of Roumania, granddaughter to both Victoria, Empress of the British Empire, and Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, is in need of Mary