A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series #2)

The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes's brilliant youngapprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, shestill enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through London's grimy streets,where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity worker among thepoor. Veronica Beaconsfield introduces Russell to the New Temple of God, acurious amalgam of church and feminist movement, led by the enigmatic,electrifying Margery Childe. Part suffragette, part m…