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Justice Hall
Unknown author · historical fiction
Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #6) by Laurie R. King Hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving the murky riddle of The Moor, a bloodied but oddly familiar stranger pounds desperately on their front door, pleading for their help. When he recovers, he lays before them the story of the enigmatic Marsh Hughenfort, younger brother of the Duke of Beauville, returned to England upon his brother's death, determined to learn the truth about the untimely death of the hall's expected heir - a puzzle he is convinced only Holmes and Russell can solve. It's a mystery that b
About this historical novel
Justice Hall by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #6) by Laurie R. King Hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving the murky riddle of The Moor, a bloodied but oddly familiar stranger pounds desperately on their front door, pleading for their help. When he recovers, he lays before them the story of the enigmatic Marsh Hughenfort, younger brother of the Duke of Beauville, returned to England upon his brother's death, determined to learn the truth about the untimely death of the hall's expected heir - a puzzle he is convinced only Holmes and Russell can solve. It's a mystery that b
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Justice Hall (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #6) by Laurie R. King Hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving the murky riddle of The Moor, a bloodied but oddly familiar stranger pounds desperately on their front door, pleading for their help. When he recovers, he lays before them the story of the enigmatic Marsh Hughenfort, younger brother of the Duke of Beauville, returned to England upon his brother's death, determined to learn the truth about the untimely death of the hall's expected heir - a puzzle he is convinced only Holmes and Russell can solve. It's a mystery that b
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Global / multiple
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- fiction, mystery & detective, general
- fiction, crime
- mystery
- women detectives
- married women
- country homes
- detective and mystery stories
- historical fiction
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