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Loading... The Game (Mary Russell Novel)by Laurie R. King
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. MissMelysse | Jun 4, 2009 |   Perhaps it's because I recently have been on a Kipling kick, but this simultaneous tribute to Kim and Sherlock Holmes had me engaged to the very last page. A delicious romp through India under English rule - although if you are troubled by the idea that a book set at this time period mightn't be an indictment of imperial rule, be forewarned: this book hardly touches on such issues. Written from the perspective of happy colonialists, it doesn't embrace racism, but nevertheless is the story of a mad maharaja being brought down by the heroic efforts of a British man (and therefore may be unsettling and not enjoyable to some sensibilities). I have no way to judge the quality of the descriptions of India, except to say that it was quite in Kipling's mode. (  )flourishing | Mar 17, 2009 | Perhaps it's because I recently have been on a Kipling kick, but this simultaneous tribute to Kim and Sherlock Holmes had me engaged to the very last page. A delicious romp through India under English rule - although if you are troubled by the idea that a book set at this time period mightn't be an indictment of imperial rule, be forewarned: this book hardly touches on such issues. Written from the perspective of happy colonialists, it doesn't embrace racism, but nevertheless is the story of a mad maharaja being brought down by the heroic efforts of a British man (and therefore may be unsettling and not enjoyable to some sensibilities). I have no way to judge the quality of the descriptions of India, except to say that it was quite in Kipling's mode. ( )flourishing | Mar 17, 2009 | I read 69/442 pages. I stopped reading this book when Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes go to India to find an English spy named Kimball O' Hara. They are traveling on a boat and meet a few interesting people. I stopped reading this book because it got confusing for me, and I didn't understand much of what was going on. Anthony_Doan | Oct 9, 2008 | Finally finished reading the book - I liked it, but perhaps not as well as others by the same author. It does make me want to read Kim, though. Peggi | Jun 23, 2008 | 0.105 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553583387, Mass Market Paperback)Laurie R. King’s bestselling mystery series featuring Mary Russell and her husband and partner, Sherlock Holmes, is beloved by readers and acclaimed by critics the world over. Now the illustrious duo returns for their most dangerous exploit yet, in a rich and atmospheric tale that takes them to India to save the life of one of literature’s most fabled heroes.It’s the second day of the new year, 1924, and Mary Russell is settling in for a much-needed rest with her husband, Sherlock Holmes. But the fragile peace will be fleeting—for a visit with Holmes’s gravely ill brother, Mycroft, brings news of an intrigue that is sure to halt their respite. Mycroft, who has ties to the highest levels of the government, has just received a strange package. The oilskin-wrapped packet contains the papers of a missing English spy named Kimball O’Hara—indeed, the same Kimball who served as the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s famed Kim. An orphaned English boy turned loose in India, Kim long used his cunning to spy for the Crown. But after inexplicably withdrawing from the “Great Game” of border espionage, he’s gone missing and is feared taken hostage—or even killed. When Russell learns of Holmes’s own secret friendship with Kim some thirty years before, she knows the die is cast: she will accompany her husband to India to search for the missing operative. But even before they arrive, danger will show its face in everything from a suspicious passenger on board their steamer to an “accident” that very nearly claims their lives. Once in India, Russell and Holmes must travel incognito—no small task for the English lady and her lanky companion. But after a twist of fate forces the couple to part ways, Russell learns that in this faraway place it’s often impossible to tell friend from foe—and that some games must be played out until their deadly end. Showcasing King’s masterful plotting and skill at making history leap from the page, The Game brings alive an India fraught with unrest and poised for change—and an unpredictable mystery with brilliance and character to match. From the Hardcover edition. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:20 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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