Laurie R. King

Critical Praise:

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR LOCKED ROOMS:

"Richly imagined.... King's re-creation of San Francisco, especially the backstory during the devastating 1906 earthquake, is superb, and it's a pleasure to see the unusually competent Russell struggling with her own psyche."

—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Utterly mesmerizing .... In alternating sections, told in first person for Mary and third for Holmes, the unraveling of long-buried and terrifying memories also unwinds a skein of wonderful historical texture.... A highlight in an altogether outstanding series."

—Booklist, Starred Review

"A humdinger of a plot ... plus pulsating ddescriptions of San Francisco's tent cities, looters, and flattened Chinatown in the quake's aftermath."

—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE GAME:

"May well be the best King has devised yet... The sights, smells and ideas of India make interesting, evocative reading."

—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on THE GAME.

"Fabulous reading, breathless excitement, and the myriad pleasures of watching great minds at work."
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—Booklist, Starred Review, on THE GAME.

ADDITIONAL PRAISE FOR LAURIE R. KING:

"One of the most original talents to emerge in the ’90s."

—Kirkus Reviews

"King always writes well, and her stories sweep along with an inexorable force that comes from a power greater than mere skillful plotting."

—The Boston Globe

"King is an original and skilled writing talent."

—The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"King has deservedly received the Edgar and Creasey Awards for her thoughtful, intelligent, innovative, imaginative mysteries."

—Booklist

"A spellbinding mystery...superb."

—The Washington Post

"Consistently smart and poignant...[Conan Doyle] would probably approve."

—Chicago Tribune

"Audacious...Mary Russell is never less than fascinating company."

—Los Angeles Times

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