Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad (USA 2019) From the Publisher: The last thing Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, need is to help an old friend with her mad, missing aunt. Lady Vivian Beaconsfield has spent most of her adult life in one asylum after another, since the loss of her brother and father in the Great War. Although her mental state seemed to be improving, she's now disappeared after an outing from Bethlem Royal Hospital... better known as Bedlam. Russell wants nothing to do with the case -- but she can't say no. To track down the vanished woman, she must use her deductive instincts and talent for subterfuge -- and enlist her husband's legendary prowess. Together, the two travel from the grim confines of Bedlam to the murky canals of Venice -- only to find the shadow of Benito Mussolini darkening the fate of a city, an era, and a tormented English lady of privilege. Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad. A Novel of Suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. Bantam, ISBN: 9780804177986 (June, 2019), 306 p., $17.00.
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Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad (UK 2019) From the Publisher: Having spent most of her adult life in and out of one asylum after another, Lady Beaconsfield at last seemed to be adjusting to her confinement at Bethlem. So why did she disappear? And why is there no trace of the nurse who accompanied her? In their search for the missing women, Russell and Holmes follow the trail from the cold, harsh wards of the hospital through to the ethereal beauty of Venice. Caught up in decadent soiress, the rising tide of fascism and the myth of a haunted madhouse, the pair will discover that there are secrets hidden in the lagoon and nothing is quite as it seems. Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad. A Gripping Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Allison & Busby, ISBN: 9780749022648 (January, 2019), 350 p., £8.99.
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Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad (UK 2018) From the Publisher: Having spent most of her adult life in and out of one asylum after another, Lady Beaconsfield at last seemed to be adjusting to her confinement at Bethlem. So why did she disappear? And why is there no trace of the nurse who accompanied her? In their search for the missing women, Russell and Holmes follow the trail from the cold, harsh wards of the hospital through to the ethereal beauty of Venice. Caught up in decadent soiress, the rising tide of fascism and the myth of a haunted madhouse, the pair will discover that there are secrets hidden in the lagoon and nothing is quite as it seems. Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad. A Gripping Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Allison & Busby, ISBN: 9780749022549 (June, 2018), 350 p., £19.99.
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Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad (USA 2018) From the Publisher: Lady Vivian Beaconsfield has spent most of her adult life in one asylum after another, since the loss of her brother and father in the Great War. And although her mental state seemed to be improving, she's now disappeared after an outing from Bethlem Royal Hospital... better known as Bedlam. Russell wants nothing to do with the case -- but she can't say no. And at least it will get her away from the challenges of housework and back to the familiar business of investigation. To track down the vanished woman, she brings to the fore her deductive instincts and talent for subterfuge -- and of course enlists her husband's legendary prowess. Together, Russell and Holmes travel from the grim confines of Bedlam to the winding canals and sun-drenched Lido cabarets of Venice -- only to find the foreboding shadow of Benito Mussolini darkening the fate of a city, an era, and a tormented English lady of privilege. Laurie R. King: Island of the Mad. A Novel of Suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. Bantam, ISBN: 9780804177962 (June, 2018), 320 p., $28.00, eBook $14.99.
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