Laurie R. King

CRITICAL PRAISE

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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FAST FACTS

• Laurie R. King was born in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  
  
• Laurie R. King received her Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and her Master's degree from Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.
  
  
• Laurie R. King began writing fiction when her youngest child entered preschool.
  
  
• To date, Laurie R. King has written two ongoing series (the Kate Martinelli series and the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series) as well as several stand-alone novels.
  
  
• A GRAVE TALENT, featuring was Kate Martinelli, was King's first professional sale, though she had completed previous manuscripts. The book was published in 1993.
  
  
• THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE, featuring Mary Russell, was written in 1987 but published in 1994.
  
  
• To date, Laurie R. King's novels have been published in 18 languages; an Edgar Award and Nero award are among her awards and honors.
  
  
• Like her characters, Laurie R. King has traveled widely.
  
  

Sources:
THE GAME
http://www.laurierking.com/bio.html
http://www.laurierking.com/autobiography.html

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