Fun Trivia : King, Laurie R

Structure Sub-topic of: Authors H-K Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 10 general entries. Special Topics The Life of Mary Russell Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

King, Laurie R

In the debut novel of the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series, Mary Russell stumbles across the famed detective who immediately mistakes her for a boy. What is the title of this novel?

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Beekeeper's Apprentice. All four of those titles belong to the Russell-Holmes series. "Beekeeper's Apprentice" refers to the occupation Holmes took in his retirement--that of a beekeeper.



In "Monstrous Regiment of Women," where does Mary Russell begin attending school?

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Oxford. Mary becomes a scholar, studying religion and theology at Oxford (subjects Holmes has little use for).



In "Folly," this character is pursued by demons real and imagined. She tries to banish them by building a house on a remote island. Who is she?

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Rae Newborn. Rae Newborn is a 52-year-old woman who has long suffered from depression and mental breakdowns. She has moved to her uncle's island in an attempt to rebuild his house--a house that was burned down in the 1920s.



In "A Darker Place," Anne Waverley goes undercover for the FBI. She joins a religious community obsessed with transformation and alchemy. What is the name of the community?

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Change. Anne Waverly goes deep into the life of Change to determine whether they are a devoted religious community or a threat to the many children in their care.



Another of King's detective series is set in San Francisco. In which book are several homeless people killed and the prime suspect is an odd minister named Erasmus who speaks only in quotations?

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To Play the Fool. Laurie King takes us into the little-known Fools Movement that began in the 60s in England.



In "O, Jerusalem" we meet Ali and Mahmoud, two Bedouin guides. In what subsequent Mary Russel novel do they resurface?

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Justice Hall. In "Justice Hall," we learn that Ali and Mahmoud are really Englishmen, brought back to England after the unfortunate death of their nephew in World War I.



"Keeping Watch" is a novel King wrote in 2003 (and the first of King's books purchased to be made into a television movie). It centers around Allen Carmichael, a Vietnam veteran, who rescues children from abusive environments. In what other King book did Carmichael first make an appearance?

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Folly. Allen Carmichael was the island "ghost" whom Rae eventually meets and falls in love with. She makes token appearances in "Keeping Watch."



King's summer of 2004 publication is called "Califa's Daughters" and is set in the near future. She is publishing this book under a different pen name. What is that pen name?

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Leigh Richards. This book will be out in paperback and is King's first non-mystery novel.



Roz Hall, a character featured in "Night Work" is a feminist lesbian who works with people who worship the violent Hindu goddess Kali. What is her occupation?

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Christian minister. The Ladies of Perpetual Disgruntlement have been engaging in what starts out as humorous revenge on abusive men. Roz brings Kate into the picture with her insistence that there is something darker going on.



Laurie King also wrote an introduction to a 2002 re-release of one of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Which story was it?

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The Hound of the Baskervilles. Laurie King's book "The Moor" was a sequel to Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles."