Garment of Shadows

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Garment of Shadows
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First edition
Author Laurie R. King
LanguageEnglish
Series Mary Russell
Genre Detective fiction
Publisher Flag of the United States.svg Bantam Books
Publication date
2012
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages266
ISBN 978-0-7490-1222-9
LC Class PS3561.I4813 G37 2012
Preceded by Pirate King  
Followed by Dreaming Spies  

Garment of Shadows is a 2012 mystery novel by the American author Laurie R. King. The 12th in the Mary Russell series, the story features married detectives Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. The events of the novel follow those of Pirate King with their old friends, Ali and Mahmoud Hazr ( O Jerusalem and Justice Hall ). [1]

At the end of 1924, Mary Russell has just finished work with Fflytte Films in Morocco but she is not where she should be when her husband, Sherlock Holmes, goes to meet her in Fez. In fact, when she awakens in a strange room she does not know where or who she is, having taken a great blow to the head. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Garment of Shadows". Goodreads. Retrieved 24 August 2020.