Select language, opens an overlay

Comments (12)

Garment of Shadows

a Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
What did you think about this title?
1 to 12 of 12 items
Oct 29, 2018DorisWaggoner rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Individual incidents make sense (or don't, especially at the beginning when Russell wakes from a concussion with severe amnesia). But these incidents don't always cohere into a complete narrative until nearly at the end. And for me, often…
Sep 28, 2018
International political intrigue is not easy for me to follow, apparently, because this story is over my head. It's also missing much of the Russell-Holmes banter and bond that drew me to these stories in the first place. The ending (and…
Jan 04, 2015miaone rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a really good book, but not an easy one. If follows The Pirate King, but is much more sinister, and is tied up in Moroccan and British Empire power struggles of the 1920's, something I'd known little about. I googled a couple of…
Nov 20, 2014twinflower23 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I felt as if The Pirate King and Garment of Shadows had their own feel, and that kept constant. This installment is almost devastating, considering that Russell has amnesia and doesn't recall the presence of her cohort in her life. Still…
Jun 15, 2013ANITRA L FREEMAN rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
After the light romp of The Pirate King, it was a delight to get back to the richness of the Russel/King novels that hooked me.
Mar 29, 2013pdavies rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not one of the better Mary Russell books (I've read them all). Very slow until the final couple of chapters. WAY too much confusing early 20th century Moroccan politics...I could not keep up. skimmed most of the book. Don't recommend it
Feb 13, 2013maipenrai rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoy Laurie King's series with Mary Russell, but wish she would set the series in Britain more often. This one takes place in Morocco and involves political intrigue that does not particularly appeal to me. Recommend if you like the…
Jan 27, 2013lovinglife404 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
this was a really good book! i loved how witty and smart russell was. the politics were fairly confusing, but not too hard that the story line doesn't make sense. in this book, i could see the details more clearly than the big picture. in…
Dec 17, 2012jhuntjens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this Mary Russell story more than the previous novel, The Pirate King. This is similar to King's previous works set in the Middle East, but with more developed characters. I found the conclusion a little rapid, but otherwise a…
Nov 22, 2012toby65 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Overly complicated and not very interesting plot. I keep hoping for something as good as the first novels in this series. Not this time.
Oct 16, 2012lisangus rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a quite good one in this series. I found the last couple a bit disappointing but this one is vintage Mary Russell. (Although the ins and outs of Moroccan politics in 1923 rather lost me at the end.)
Oct 15, 201221221018293347 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I haven't been able to get into Ms. King's last two books in this series. Go back to the first book and read them in order. I really enjoyed the older ones set in England.