Dreaming Spies

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Call Number: BOCD Mystery, Adult BOCD / Fiction / Mystery / King, Laurie
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD Mystery	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / Mystery / King, Laurie	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact discs.
Unabridged.
"A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes"--container.
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin.
"After a lengthy case that had the couple traipsing all over India, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are on their way to California to deal with some family business that Russell has been neglecting for far too long. Along the way, they plan to break up the long voyage with a sojourn in southern Japan. The cruising steamer Thomas Carlyle is leaving Bombay, bound for Kobe. Though they're not the vacationing types, Russell is looking forward to a change of focus--not to mention a chance to travel to a location Holmes has not visited before. The idea of the pair being on equal footing is enticing to a woman who often must race to catch up with her older, highly skilled husband. Aboard the ship, intrigue stirs almost immediately. Holmes recognizes the famous clubman the Earl of Darley, whom he suspects of being an occasional blackmailer: not an unlikely career choice for a man richer in social connections than in pounds sterling. And then there's the lithe, surprisingly fluent young Japanese woman who befriends Russell and quotes haiku. She agrees to tutor the couple in Japanese language and customs, but Russell can't shake the feeling that Haruki Sato is not who she claims to be. Once in Japan, Russell's suspicions are confirmed in a most surprising way. From the glorious city of Tokyo to the cavernous library at Oxford, Russell and Holmes race to solve a mystery involving international extortion, espionage, and the shocking secrets that, if revealed, could spark revolution--and topple an empire" -- provided by publisher.

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Venture into 1920s Japan submitted by camelsamba on August 30, 2020, 10:30pm There were aspects of the story that I figured out along the way, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I didn't always enjoy Mary's attitude, but I did the insights into 1920s Japan, and British society, and ocean liner travel. Each chapter begins with a haiku, although i did not succeed in identifying if they relate directly to the content of the chapter.