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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " Laurie R. Kings Mary RussellSherlock Holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Russell and Holmes have become one of modern literatures most beloved teams. But does this adventure end it all?
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Mary Russell is used to dark secretsher own and those of her famous partner and husband Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given but over the course of a decade together the two have forged an indissoluble bond.
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And what of the other person to whom Mary Russell has opened her heart: the couples longtime housekeeper Mrs. Hudson? Russells faith and affection are suddenly shattered when a man arrives on the doorstep claiming to be Mrs. Hudsons son.
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What Samuel Hudson tells Russell cannot possibly be true yet she believes himas surely as she believes the threat of the gun in his hand. In a devastating instant everything changes. And when the scene is discovereda pool of blood on the floor the smell of gunpowder in the air?the most shocking revelation of all is that the grim clues point directly to Clara Hudson.
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Or rather to Clarissa?? the woman she was before Baker Street.
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The key to Russell??s sacrifice lies in Mrs. Hudson??s past. To uncover the truth?? a f