The Beekeeper's Apprentice [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Laurie R. King (Author), Jenny Sterlin (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0788703196
• ISBN-13: 978-0788703195
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,074,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times bestselling crime writer Laurie R. King writes both series and standalone novels.

In the Mary Russell series (first entry: The Beekeeper's Apprentice), fifteen-year-old Russell meets Sherlock Holmes on the Sussex Downs in 1915, becoming his apprentice, then his partner. The series follows their amiably contentious partnership into the 1920s as they challenge each other to ever greater feats of detection.

The Kate Martinelli series, starting with A Grave Talent, concerns a San Francisco homicide inspector, her SFPD partner, and her life partner. In the course of the series, Kate encounters a female Rembrandt, a modern-day Holy Fool, two difficult teenagers, a manifestation of the goddess Kali and an eighty-year-old manuscript concerning'Sherlock Holmes.

King also has written stand-alone novels--the historical thriller Touchstone, A Darker Place, two loosely linked novels'Folly and Keeping Watch--and a science fiction novel, Califia's Daughters, under the pseudonym Leigh Richards.

King grew up reading her way through libraries like a termite through balsa before going on to become a mother, builder, world traveler, and theologian.

She has now settled into a genteel life of crime, back in her native northern California. She has a secondary residence in cyberspace, where she enjoys meeting readers in her Virtual Book Club and on her blog.

King has won the Edgar and Creasey awards (for A Grave Talent), the Nero (for A Monstrous Regiment of Women) and the MacCavity (for Folly); her nominations include the Agatha, the Orange, the Barry, and two more Edgars. She was also given an honorary doctorate from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

Check out King's website, http://laurierking.com/, and follow the links to her blog and Virtual Book Club, featuring monthly discussions of her work, with regular visits from the author herself. And for regular LRK updates, follow the link to sign up for her email newsletter.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly Wonderful, November 26, 2006

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Chayska (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Audio Cassette)

Someone at the library recommended this to me as I was perusing the shelves. After reading the summary, I contemptuously put the audio version back on the shelf; after all, if an author has to use someone else's characters (Sherlock Holmes and company) to come up with a story, she can't possibly be good. But, when continued scrutiny of my choices offered nothing better, I checked out the Beekeeper's Apprentice anyway. I am glad I did! Despite using Sherlock Holmes, the story is completely original. The main character is Mary Russel, whose chance encounter with an older, retired Sherlock Holmes results in his taking her on as his apprentice. The characters are well developed, the plot interesting, and the overall "read" is very enjoyable. Plus, Jenny Sterlin (the narrator of the audio versions) is quite gifted at bringing the story to life.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beekeeper's Apprentice, June 27, 2009

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D. Tyson (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Audio Cassette)

Laurie King brings her characters to life with well written descriptions and realistic dialogs. The master, Sherlock Holmes, is instantly challenged by a fifteen year old with an American attitude and a logical mind. And he enjoys it even though she is female. We see the relationship and adventures through the apprentice's eyes which allows us to view an older, already established Holmes without getting bogged down in the details of his back story. The apprentice tells a good tale.