{"product_id":"a-letter-of-mary-9780312427382","title":"A Letter of Mary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third book in the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1923. Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the retired Sherlock Holmes, are enjoying the summer together on their Sussex estate when they are visited by an old friend, Miss Dorothy Ruskin, an archaeologist just returned from Palestine. She leaves in their protection an ancient manuscript which seems to hint at the possibility that Mary Magdalene was an apostle--an artifact certain to stir up a storm of biblical proportions in the Christian establishment. When Ruskin is suddenly killed in a tragic accident, Russell and Holmes find themselves on the trail of a fiendishly clever murderer. \u003ci\u003eA Letter of Mary \u003c\/i\u003eby Laurie R. King is brimming with political intrigue, theological arcana, and brilliant Holmesian deductions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie R. King\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Kate Martinelli novels, the acclaimed Mary Russell mysteries, and several stand-alone novels, including the highly praised \u003ci\u003eA Darker Place\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in northern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641661952274,"sku":"9780312427382","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60909188-92d7-41ec-a52f-25f86b3dc1da.jpg?v=1733028693","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-letter-of-mary-9780312427382","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}