{"product_id":"2940169427523","title":"The Beekeeper's Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen: The First Mary Russell Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Laurie R. King comes the book that introduced us to the ingenious Mary Russell amp;mdash; Sherlock Holmes mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees when a young woman literally stumbles into him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes amp;mdash; and match him wit for wit. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern 20th-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their first case together, they must track down a kidnapped American senator's daughter and confront a truly cunning adversary: a bomber who has set trip wires for the sleuths and who will stop at nothing to end their partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of brilliant deductions, disguises, and dangers, this first book of the Mary Russellamp;mdash;Sherlock Holmes mysteries is \"wonderfully original and entertaining...absorbing from beginning to end.\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). Named \"One of the Century's Best 100 Mysteries\" by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Macmillan Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104511443184,"sku":"2940169427523","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169427523_p0.jpg?v=1763682251","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169427523","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}