A Letter of Mary: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock HolmesThe third book in the Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes series. |
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... mind against an impenetrable puzzle . The waking was brief , as I ruthlessly knocked the phantasy back into its hole . If Dorothy Ruskin had a puzzle , it was not likely to be anything but mild and elderly . I sighed , and A Letter of Mary.
... minds but play games and make money . Never see what's in front of their noses , too busy making sweeping generalisations . What's that ? The other two ? Oh , yes , one was a winemaker in Provence , tiny vine- yard , a red wine to make ...
... show that even the most intel- ligent of men is capable of considerable feeblemindedness . At any rate , his hands had survived unbroken . As Miss Ruskin had seen , his hands were direct extensions of his mind 24 Laurie R. King.
... mind , the long , inquisi- tive fingers meandering about over surfaces , lightly touching a shelf or a shoe , until without apparent interference from his brain , they arrived at the key clue , the crux of the investigation . His bony ...
... mind has always been eminently suited to morn- ing tea and a discreet scattering of toast crumbs . However , The Times is a morning paper , and it has to travel from London to Eastbourne , from that town to our village , and thence to ...
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A Letter of Mary: A thrilling mystery for Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Laurie R. King No preview available - 2014 |