Thursday, July 16, 2015

This seems fairly ominous

This is the cover art of the next Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes mystery by Laurie R. King, due out next year.  

Whether it means that Mary Russell gets murdered or commits murder, I have no idea.  I'm not very fond of either option.
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  1. HaydenJul 16, 2015, 7:27:00 PM

    I want to say that the premise of the stories makes it highly unlikely that she'll die...but one can never be sure, I guess....

    Although I can't say I won't be cross about it if it happens ;)

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    1. Hamlette (Rachel)Jul 17, 2015, 8:04:00 AM

      I know, Hayden. I feel like, nah, no way LRK would kill off a character in the 14th book in the series... but ACD killed Holmes.

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  2. CharityJul 16, 2015, 7:39:00 PM

    Someone probably dies who was mistaken for Mary Russell.

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  3. Katie HannaJul 17, 2015, 10:10:00 AM

    If you ACTUALLY intended to murder your main character I shouldn't think you would blatantly advertise it on the front of your book. Takes away all the suspense.

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    1. Hamlette (Rachel)Jul 17, 2015, 10:24:00 AM

      On the other hand, I am way more hyper about this book than I have been about any of her previous releases, so I kinda think it's working.

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    2. Katie HannaJul 19, 2015, 8:42:00 AM

      Right. This is probably an attempt to convince the reading public that she DOES intend to murder the main character--thereby inducing them to buy the book in a panic, only to discover that the main character never actually gets killed at all.

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    3. Hamlette (Rachel)Jul 19, 2015, 2:19:00 PM

      Hope so!

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  4. Reading in the DarkAug 9, 2015, 7:57:00 PM

    Fascinating! I know nothing about the books, but I would definitely pick up a book with this cover if I saw it!

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