The Game (Mary Russell Series #7)

In this book, the Russell and Holmes are sent by Mycroft to Indi

In this book, the Russell and Holmes are sent by Mycroft to India in search of a lost spy, the grown-up Kim of Rudyard Kipling fame. He’s as real as Sherlock Holmes himself. The Game refers to the espionage between England and Russia, as well as the big game animal hunts. Great descriptions of India, its various classes, power struggles, and its relations with other countries. A good adventure, great characters. King’s books are filled with detail and sometimes the pace drags, but they’re definitely worth reading. This is one of my favorites in this series.

Excellent author, Fantastic storyline, Great Reading

I have read several of Laurie King's other books, and each one gets better and better. She is a fatastic story teller and has the knack for making you feel you are actually watching the plot unfold. Anyone who loves a good mystery without the gore will love these books. I will be back for more. Also love the idea of Holmes being married, now isn't that a mystery unto itself?

All The World's a Chessboard

Attempting to enjoy his retirement, Sherlock Holmes receives a summons from his brother Mycroft. One of Mycroft's most valuable, most reliable agents has gone missing. Sherlock is the only one Mycroft trusts to find the indispensible man--Sherlock and his younger wife, Mary Russell.

Laurie King reached into the Holmesian canon to create this series, and used that world as her own. For this book, she reaches into another author's work, and takes one of the best-known characters from the modern classics as the center of the mystery. The "Great Game" of which the title speaks is the political and military contest between Britain and Russia for influence in south-central Asia, but this espisode represents another move: it places Holmes and Russell in position for their next appearance, in a story that has been hinted at from the first book of the series. Fittingly, The Great Game is as much a contest of wills as a simple mystery or adventure.

Great find

Book 7 is the first in this series that I've read, can't wait to read the others. The book brings new life to one of the great literary characters of all times -- Sherlock Holmes -- and love the relationship between him and his wife.

three hands ?

the game was my first lrk mrs. sherlock--got the recommendation from otto penzler article. love original sherlock, and lrk does skillful job of writing book from woman's pov without getting mushy. details are prepossessing, foreign words used in way easy to comprehend, and fights, hunts, and other male activities are convincing. her pig stick is believable and satisfying. her horseback segments are done knowledgeably except for page 238 of paperback, where mary is holding a heavy spear with one hand and the reins of a strange horse with the other. how does she finger the silver charm for assurance? very skillfully told story in kipling tradition, and i will read the others. also, no gratuitous sex--meaning this can be a superb present for young teenage girls--giving them a clear successful, active feminine role model

Laurie King's Best Since Beekeeper

This is Laurie King at her best. The suspensful interweaving of characters from Doyle and Kipling makes fascinating reading.

Bravo! Loved it!

I loved Justice Hall so much I worried I'd be disappointed by THE GAME. I needn't have worried! I loved the book. It was an exciting page-turner, filled with exotic intrigue and bits of history about 1924 India/British relations. I could not put it down. There were a few things I didn't like: a slow, hard-to-get-into start; a seemingly unnecessary appearance by Mycroft; Mary's disguise as a man was unbelievable; and it seemed rushed to an ending with a premature wrap-up. I love Ms. King's Mary Russell series and can't wait for the next installment!

Superb storytelling

In 1924 Kimball O'Hara vanishes in India while Mycroft Holmes receives a package of Kim¿s documents that makes him concerned that an international crisis may be brewing. He sends his brother Sherlock and his sister-in-law Mary Russell (who kept her own last name) to India to learn what happened to Kim, an English spy. On the voyage out, they meet wealthy American communist bore Tom Goodheart and his traveling companions, his mother and sister heading to see his friend, Maharaja ¿Jimmy¿ Jumalpandra, ruler of the Indian state of Khanpur. Holmes and Mary do their best to avoid the pompous know it all Yank.............................. In India the couple masquerade as native magicians helped by Mary¿s ability to speak Hindi, a language she learned during the voyage. As they follow the clues the married couple wonders if Kim purposely disappeared or is a victim of foul play. Their avoidance of Tom ends when their path takes them to the Goodhearts and their enigmatic benefactor Jimmy for somehow the communist sympathizer and his Maharaja comrade are connected to Kim......................... Besides the fact that Kim is the grown up star of the Rudyard Kipling classic, fans will appreciate the depth of detail that sweeps the reader back to early 1924. The story line is fun to follow as Mary more than Sherlock (is he over the hill?) begins piecing together the puzzle. Thus she is the strength of this historical mystery but she is so perfect that Holmes looks like he belongs in a rocker sitting in Sussex. Still Laurie R. King provides an enjoyable foray into the Jewel of the British Empire.............................. Harriet Klausner

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