The God of the Hive

A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

By: Laurie R. King

Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Laurie R. King enjoys immense popularity and a resounding chorus of critical acclaim for her exquisite mysteries. The God of the Hive continues the thread King began in The Language of Bees, in which Mary Russell and her famous husband, Sherlock Holmes, face trouble with Scotland Yard and the deadliest of adversaries.

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Critic reviews

"Using short chapters and wielding her virtual pen like a burnished sword, King allows readers to race through this gloriously complex second half of last year’s Language of Bees. Sherlock Holmes is trying to get his gravely wounded son, the artist Damien Adler, out of England. Holmes’ wife, Mary Russell, is trying to protect Estelle, Damien’s small daughter. Mycroft Holmes, recovering from a heart attack, suddenly goes missing....all of it makes for utterly absorbing reading." ( Booklist)

“The great marvel of King’s series is that she’s managed to preserve the integrity of Holmes’s character and yet somehow conjure up a woman astute, edgy, and compelling enough to be the partner of his mind as well as his heart.” ( Washington Post Book World)

My favorite Mary Russell book so far!

This is one of my favorite of the Mary Russell book so far, and one of my favorite characters is Robert Goodman. I do hope he shows up again in one of her other books he was absolutely delightful.
This book has so much to offer a reader. I try only to listen when I’m driving or else I would get nothing done at home. Unfortunately, I found myself wanting to take little trips places just so I could listen a little bit more. 😁
Someday I hope someone in the British television is smart enough to take the Mary Russell books and turn it into a TV series. It would be a huge success. Thank you, thank you so much for this book, I’ve read the whole series, now I’m going back and listening to it on audiobook. Loving it all over again.
A note to Jenny Sterlin. Just bravo! I wish I could watch you reading one of Mary Russell’s books, I have no idea how you do it so well all the voices it’s just astonishing.

Read The Language of Bees B4 The God of the Hive!

I just started listening to "The God of the Hive," and I don't normally rate a book before I've completed it. However, I wanted to alert other listeners that they should read "The Language of Bees" BEFORE reading "The God of the Hive"! I am so glad that I had already decided to read this series in order. This book picks up ONE DAY AFTER the conclusion of "The Language of Bees", and the storyline between the two books, insofar as I can tell from listenting to the first 30 minutes or so, is continuous. The events referenced to this point in the book are direct occurrences in the previous book. I think the listener would miss a great deal of information, reading these two books out of sequence. I love Laurie R. King's stories of Mary Russel and Sherlock Holmes, but I like stand alone novels. In my opinion, "The God of the Hive" is definitely NOT a stand alone novel.

Not sure about this one

Have you listened to any of Jenny Sterlin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Jenny Sterlin is a good narrator. I've enjoyed her performances of other novels.

Any additional comments?

The story was just o.k. It troubles me that someone can take and use the atmosphere and characters created and made famous by another author. It seems and feels like cheating. Too easy.

Russell and Holmes apart

I didn't like this book as well as the other Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes books. I think it is because there wasn't alot of interaction between the two in this story. Rather, circumstances keep them apart for virtually the entire plot. It was okay, but I probably only liked it because I already knew the characters from previous stories. I'm not sure I'd like it as a stand-alone book.

love it

I love this narrator with all of her voices. This Mary Russel book was suspenseful and goes for many different perspectives.

I love Sherlock Holmes so I thought I'd try these.

I'm always skeptical of "remakes" but this has proven to be a wonderful story. I'm looking forward to listening to the whole series. Too bad I started on book 10! Oh well. I'm kinda new to Audible and love their format and ease of use. Judythepaperlady

simply delightful

first off, the narrator is wonderful. i could lister to her read the phone book.

the book itself is highly articulate, in the sense that the protagonist and supporting characters say interesting things and make thoughtful observations. the plot moves right along, and probably stands well on its own merit, but i was enjoying everything else about the narration, dialogue, and sense of place so much that the plot itself was not my primary consideration.

i will be listening to the rest of the series in order, and am looking forward to enjoying every moment.

Doesn't Disappoint

As usual, King gives a riveting story. Couldn't stop listening. I hope she keeps producing, do I can keep listening.

I love this series, and have greatly enjoyed listening to it via Audible.

The Mary Russell series by Laurie R King is one of my favorites, and listening to it has been lovely 🤓

To all Holmes buff's,

This is my second audiobook written by Laurie King about Sherlock Holmes and his new assistant Mary Russell that I have listened too, and Laurie has delivered another suspensful masterpiece as if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had wrote it himself and never desided to stop writting about Holmes.
When I had read all of Doyle's work on Holmes I have to admit I was a little sad, but Laurie King has done a brilliant job picking up where Doyle left off and has given new life back to Holmes and his adventures, and has steered his career into a new and adventurous direction with the genious help of Holmes's hand picked new assistant Mary Russell.
If (god forbid) we were to ever lose Holmes to illness or old age, his spirit and lifes work and ambition would surely be passed onto and continued by Mary Russell.
I definitly recommend this book to any Holmes buff's and/or anyone who loves mystery and adventure.