The game
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Pub. Date:
2004.
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English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure:
1120L
Description
Laurie R. King’s bestselling mystery series featuring Mary Russell and her husband and partner, Sherlock Holmes, is beloved by readers and acclaimed by critics the world over. Now the illustrious duo returns for their most dangerous exploit yet, in a rich and atmospheric tale that takes them to India to save the life of one of literature’s most fabled heroes.It’s the second day of the new year, 1924, and Mary Russell is settling in for a much-needed rest with her husband, Sherlock Holmes. But the fragile peace will be fleeting—for a visit with Holmes’s gravely ill brother, Mycroft, brings news of an intrigue that is sure to halt their respite. Mycroft, who has ties to the highest levels of the government, has just received a strange package. The oilskin-wrapped packet contains the papers of a missing English spy named Kimball O’Hara—indeed, the same Kimball who served as the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s famed Kim. An orphaned English boy turned loose in India, Kim long used his cunning to spy for the Crown. But after inexplicably withdrawing from the “Great Game” of border espionage, he’s gone missing and is feared taken hostage—or even killed.When Russell learns of Holmes’s own secret friendship with Kim some thirty years before, she knows the die is cast: she will accompany her husband to India to search for the missing operative. But even before they arrive, danger will show its face in everything from a suspicious passenger on board their steamer to an “accident” that very nearly claims their lives. Once in India, Russell and Holmes must travel incognito—no small task for the English lady and her lanky companion. But after a twist of fate forces the couple to part ways, Russell learns that in this faraway place it’s often impossible to tell friend from foe—and that some games must be played out until their deadly end.Showcasing King’s masterful plotting and skill at making history leap from the page, The Game brings alive an India fraught with unrest and poised for change—and an unpredictable mystery with brilliance and character to match.
Subjects
Subjects
British
British -- India -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Historical mysteries
Holmes, Sherlock
Holmes, Sherlock -- Fiction
India -- Fiction
Intelligence officers
Intelligence officers -- Fiction
Married women
Married women -- Fiction
Missing persons
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mystery
Mystery fiction
Russell, Mary
Russell, Mary -- (Fictitious character), -- 1900-
Russell, Mary -- (Fictitious character), -- 1900- -- Fiction
Spy stories
Women detectives
Women detectives -- India -- Fiction
British -- India -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Historical mysteries
Holmes, Sherlock
Holmes, Sherlock -- Fiction
India -- Fiction
Intelligence officers
Intelligence officers -- Fiction
Married women
Married women -- Fiction
Missing persons
Missing persons -- Fiction
Mystery
Mystery fiction
Russell, Mary
Russell, Mary -- (Fictitious character), -- 1900-
Russell, Mary -- (Fictitious character), -- 1900- -- Fiction
Spy stories
Women detectives
Women detectives -- India -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780553801941
9780553898767
9781449887223
9780553898767
9781449887223
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.5, 21 Points
Level 7.5, 21 Points
Lexile measure:
1120L
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display_description | It’s only the second day of 1924, but Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, find themselves embroiled in intrigue. It starts with a New Year’s visit from Holmes’s brother Mycroft, who comes bearing a strange package containing the papers of an English spy named Kimball O’Hara—the same Kimball known to the world through Kipling’s famed Kim. Inexplicably, O’Hara withdrew from the “Great Game” of espionage and now he has just as inexplicably disappeared. When Russell discovers Holmes’s own secret friendship with the spy, she knows the die is cast: she will accompany her husband to India to search for the missing operative. But Russell soon learns that in this faraway and exotic land, it’s often impossible to tell friend from foe—and that some games aren’t played for fun but for the highest stakes of all…life and death. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laurie R. King's Garment of Shadows. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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series | Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | British -- India -- Fiction Historical fiction Historical mysteries Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock -- Fiction India -- Fiction Intelligence officers -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Missing persons -- Fiction Mystery fiction Russell, Mary -- (Fictitious character), -- 1900- Russell, Mary -- (Fictitious character), -- 1900- -- Fiction Spy stories Women detectives -- India -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | The game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | The Game The game / Laurie R. King The game [electronic resource] / Laurie R. King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | The game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | British Fiction Historical Fiction Historical mysteries Holmes, Sherlock Intelligence officers Married women Missing persons Mystery Mystery fiction Russell, Mary Spy stories Women detectives |