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Title details for Castle Shade by Laurie R. King - Available

Castle Shade

#17 in series

by Laurie R. King
Jenny Sterlin
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A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat—all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this chilling new adventure.
The queen is Marie of Roumania: the doubly royal granddaughter to Victoria, Empress of the British Empire, and Alexander II, Tsar of Russia. A famous beauty who was married at seventeen into Roumania's young dynasty, Marie had beguiled the Paris Peace Conference into returning her adopted country's long-lost provinces, single-handedly transforming Roumania from a backwater into a force.
The castle is Bran: a tall, quirky, ancient structure perched on high rocks overlooking the border between Roumania and its newly regained territory of Transylvania. The castle was a gift to Queen Marie, a thanks from her people, and she loves it as she loves her own children.
The threat is...now, that is less clear. Shadowy figures, vague whispers, the fears of girls, dangers that may only be accidents. But this is a land of long memory and hidden corners, a land that had known Vlad the Impaler, a land from whose churchyards the shades creep.
When Queen Marie calls, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are as dubious as they are reluctant. But a young girl is involved, and a beautiful queen. Surely it won't take long to shine light on this unlikely case of what would seem to be strigoi?
Or, as they are known in the West...vampires.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 8, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781501998751
      • File size: 394037 KB
      • Duration: 13:40:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Queen Marie of Roumania summons Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell, his wife and investigative partner, to her country to find who is threatening the Princess's life. Narrating from Russell's point of view, Jenny Sterlin takes the two sleuths on a mysterious and frightening journey to a land steeped in centuries of superstition. Sterlin expertly converts the audio performance into colorful visuals that include an ancient castle, a haunted churchyard, and peasant homes adorned with garlic to protect them from strigoi, a form of vampire. As Russell and Holmes sort through layers of mysterious events, misleading clues, and threats to their lives, Sterlin's delivery of a Roumanian accent adds to the atmosphere. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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