The Language of Bees by Laurie R. KingMy rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
ends with ...to be continued...ugh!
Book nine in this series of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. It’s been a long while since I read book eight, so I felt a little rusty getting back to these characters. There were a few references to what happened before, which I don’t remember, but it didn’t make the reading difficult or confusing.
In this book Holmes finds out he had a son from a woman he had a liaison with many years ago. The son is now a young man, nearly the age of Mary. He had grown up in France and served in the war, was wounded then became addicted to drugs to deal with the injury. At the beginning of the book he, Damian Adler, had been accused of murder and sitting in a jail in a small town in France. Mary and Holmes go there to meet him and help his case. Soon enough he is released, whether he did it or not was not relevant as the eyewitness was beyond reliable. We find out Damain has gotten clean, then back on drugs several times. There is a French woman who has helped him, and with his art, as Damian is a surrealist artist that paints well.
Years pass without much word from Damian, until he unexpectedly shows up at their house in Sussex wanting help to find his missing wife and child. He’s been sober for many years now, focused on his art. The search takes up most of the book, and while some of it is resolved, the book does end with “to be continued” which irked me quite a bit. As far as I remember this is the only instance in the series where there isn’t complete resolution to the case at hand.
I do like L. King’s writing style and would have rated this four stars if there wasn’t that darn cliffhanger. Well, I have the next book queued up and shall get to it soon.
Previously Read Laurie R. King books:
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series:
Book 8: Locked Rooms (3 stars) - November.2009
Book 7: The Game (4 stars) - March.2017
Book 6: Justice Hall (4 stars) - August.2012
Book 5: O Jerusalem (3 stars) - January.2012
Book 4: The Moor (5 stars) - August.2011
Book 3: A Letter of Mary (4 stars) - January.2012
Book 2: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (4 stars) - August.2011
Book 1: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (5 stars) - June.2009
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