{"product_id":"9780312427399","title":"The Moor : A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Moor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Laurie R. King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife and partner, Mary Russell, from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death and some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin. Through the mists of the moor there have been sightings of a spectral coach made of bones carrying a woman long-ago accused of murdering her husband--and of a hound with a single glowing eye. Returning to the scene of one of his most celebrated cases, \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles,\u003c\/i\u003e Holmes and Russell investigate a mystery darker and more unforgiving than the moors themselves, in Laurie R. King's \u003ci\u003eThe Moor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Erudite, fascinating . . . the most successful re-creation of the famous inhabitant of 221B Baker Street ever attempted.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There's no resisting the appeal of Laurie R. King's thrillingly moody scenes of Dartmoor and her lovely evocations of its legends.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDazzling\u003c\/i\u003e may be the word to describe King's latest Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes adventure. . . . Add King's devilishly clever plot and eccentric characters, her ability to achieve a perfect balance between serious mystery and lighthearted humor, and the charm with which she develops the captivating relationship between Holmes and Russell, and the result is a superbly rich read that would please Doyle himself.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“King has the tone, mood, and voice precisely right. . . . Very good.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mary's description of how she thinks through all the elements of a mystery--so deep in thought as if she were in a trance---is excellent.” —\u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312427399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594649350350,"sku":"9780312427399","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_52fa053b-aa05-4b8b-9d8d-d07d2a114dc7.jpg?v=1637813746","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312427399","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}