The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by LaurieR. King is a book of the “Sherlock Holmes” genre. It opens in 1915 (early in
WWI) when 15-year-old Mary Russell has a chance meeting with retired Sherlock
Holmes. Her farm is two miles from his where is studying the behavior of bees.
Her “father thought all young ladies should be
able to throw and to run.” Russell
(as Homes addressed her) was the ideal apprentice as she matched him in intellect
and physicality. What follows are some new adventures of Sherlock Holmes (and
Mary Russell). A pleasure for any Sherlock Holmes fan looking for more.
Their first adventure is the kidnapping of an American Senator’s 6-year-old daughter Jessie. The beauty of this case was that Jessie was an active participant in her rescue, both by leaving clues for her rescuers and to her best to escape.
The final case pits Sherlock and Mary against a worthy adversary, one who matches them in intellect and resources.
While the book makes many references to the canon (Dr. Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, and the deceased master criminal Professor Moriarty), the reader does not need to be a Holmes aficionado to enjoy the book. The book stays true to the mystery technology of the period (i.e. lots of disguises and bombs). Telephones play a role more by their rarity than by their use.
The book includes a sojourn to Palestine (Israel, Zion, the Holy Land) and Mary Russell is Jewish.
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