A chance meeting with a Sussex beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is the reclusive, retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who soon takes on the role of mentor and teacher. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Life in the suburbs, contrary to rumor, is not exactly a bed of roses. When Jane Jeffrey's best friend's cleaning lady is found dead, Jane begins to ponder just how many secrets a cleaning lady could know--which leads her to a ring of domestic blackmailers and breath-taking suspense.