Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

Sherlock Holmes is now retired and living in the county as a beekeeper. He meets a young girl of fifteen and immediately recognizes an intellectual match. Their friendship grows as she continues her schooling, but as a case presents itself to him, she convinces him to take her along. Caught up in the drama, they develop a partnership suitable to both.
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All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

This is timeless. Anyone who missed this book back in 1972 needs to pick up a copy today and travel back in time to 1937. Travel along with Jim in his new job as veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire, England. You will be rewarded.

Izzy and lenore

Izzy and Lenore

was an interesting book about Jon Katz's famous Bedlam Farm in upper state New York and some of the animals that inhabit the farm with him. The dogs Izzy and Lenore are new dogs to his farm and these are their stories on the contributions that they made to his life and the lives that he touches. Jon Katz does special work as a hospice volunteer and he takes his special dog, Izzy, who becomes a certified hospice volunteer as well.

Finished another Bill Slider

I am reading all the Bill Slider mysteries by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles in order. Just finished

Killing Time

I have decided that these are not cosy mysteries as I first thought. There has to be a female protagonist, and she cannot have a job in the police force, an amateur. Well, this is a typical police procedural. Bill Slider is the CID, Criminal Investigation Division. Because this is taking place in London, present day, I am unsure of many of the acronyms in the police department. Maybe that is why I like to read about different places, it stretches my imagination. Travel by osmosis, try to capture the flavor of the place by the books about the different locations. I had a friend once who like to read a novel about a place before her travels just to acquaint herself with the location before the trip, or during the trip. Not sure if I'll ever get to London, but I definitely want to see the country side, visit the place of my ancestors in Wales, or Liverpool. This has been the first mystery series besides the Janet Evanovich with Stephanie Plum that I am reading quickly from the beginning. I like the writing, from Novelist I am quoting this review statement:

Booklist Review: The British police procedural remains one of the richest subgenres in crime fiction, and Harrod-Eagles' Bill Slider series, through five installments, has quietly worked its way close to the top of the heap.

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