The Language of Bees

A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

By: Laurie R. King

Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin

Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Laurie R. King has won or been nominated for every major award in mystery writing. King's beloved sleuth Mary Russell here attempts to reverse her legendary husband, Sherlock Holmes', greatest failure.

©2009 Laurie R. King (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"A one-woman case for the defense of unauthorized literary sequels...intelligent, witty, complex and atmospheric." ( Washington Post Book World)
"Along the way, we are treated to a great deal about ancient sites in England; a major supporting role from Holmes' brother, Mycroft; information on an occult set of beliefs possibly related to Aleister Crowley; a terrifying set piece on the horrors of early air travel; and discourse on the queasy pleasures of surrealist art - all in Mary Russell's wry, brilliant, and occasionally utterly deluded voice." ( Booklist)

Always a GREAT Story!

Hard to stop listening! Sometimes MR gets a little wordy…but always leads You into the ending mysterious plot.

enjoyable; great reader

I am a L.R.King fan and before joining Audible had read all of her books save this one. Since I have read all those books silently it was a real novelty to be able to hear the voices of the by-now very familiar characters and remarkable how well they matched the ones I have heard in my head.

I had no problem with the scarcity of Holmes; to me this whole series has really been about Mary Russell all along, Holmes being more of a prop. And since his was about the only voice I didn't care for every much I minded it even less. Well, his and Estelle's and the American pilot's....but none were irritatingly bad; in the plethora of voices the reader did that's a pretty good success rate.

The reader was excellent; I am hoping when the second part of this book comes out she reads it as well; am looking forward to it.

One of My Favourites in This Series

I really enjoyed the plot and the various characters and how they were portrayed. I have enjoyed listening to other books in this series and this is one of my favourites.

Wonderful presentation and Rotten ending.

Loved the story and presentation, kept me on the edge, but rotten ending, so now since I travel 70% on the road, I am searching for the next book. Y'all gonna love this.

Breaths new life into one of the greatest detective series of all times

The narrator did a great job defining the characters and made the transition from one to the other seamless. The author created multiple storylines and kept the whole thing moving without the reader loosing track. The conclusion was perfect and will keep me watching for the reappearance of the villain somewhere down the road!

The Language of Bees

Another excellent story and more Family for Holmes and Russell! Keep them coming Ms. King.

Excellent!

This is a must-read book in the Russell and Holmes series. It sets the background for later books.

Good story decent plot.

The author does a good job keeping true to the "Holmesian roots" with her stories while still developing her Mary Russell character and plots; which is refreshing with all the lame attempts that have been made to re-create the Sherlock Holmes character. Her's seems to work and breaths new life into the Holmes genre, and as always the reader gives an excellent performance.

Good, but not as good as others

I eagerly read each of the Mary Russell books, and have also ventured into reading others of Laurie R King's books which are also good, but I was a little disappointed in this one. I thought that the narration was superb. Overall, definitely a book not to miss if you like Mary Russell, but not one I'd recommend to someone new to the series, even if it wasn't chronologically near the end.

Well Done Entry for The Series But...

This was certainly a well done entry for the series however I thought it lacked a little substance in the middle. The author seemed to struggle to find a story within the plot. The end had it's exciting moments and if you like this series, you will like this book...just not the strongest series Entry... looking forward to the next book.