A Monstrous Regiment of Women: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Set in 1921, this novel follows Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes's apprentice and an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology, as she approaches acquiring a substantial inheritance. Now independent and devoted to both divinity and detective work, Russell becomes drawn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and mystic. When four women from the Temple die shortly after altering their wills, Russell and Holmes begin investigating whether foul play is involved. As they work the case together, their professional partnership deepens, and a more personal affection develops between them. The investigation becomes Russell's most perplexing mystery yet. Winner of the Nero Wolfe Award.