Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King (* 1952 in Oakland ) is an American writer .
Life
King grew up in Santa Cruz and San Francisco . She studied both bachelor and master theology at the universities of Santa Cruz and Berkeley . Later she and her husband toured twenty countries on five continents. Her first book, The Beekeeper's Apprentice (dt. The Assistant of the beekeeper) was created in 1987 and was released in 1994. It marks the beginning of a series of pastiche thrillers with the main characters Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes .
King lives with her family in Watsonville, California .
Works
Mary Russell series
- 1994: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Eng. The beekeeper’s assistant, ISBN 3-499-23836-5 )
- 1995: A Monstrous Regiment of Women (German Fatal Testament, ISBN 3-499-23970-1 )
- 1997: A Letter of Mary (German The Apostle, ISBN 3-499-22182-9 )
- 1997: Mrs Hudson's Case (short story / novella)
- 1998: The Moor ( The Baskerville Moor, ISBN 3-499-22416-X )
- 1999: O Jerusalem ( ISBN 978-0553383249 )
- 2002: Justice Hall ( ISBN 978-0553381719 )
- 2004: The Game ( ISBN 978-0553386370 )
- 2005: Locked Rooms ( ISBN 978-0553386387 )
- 2009: The Language of Bees ( ISBN 978-0553588347 )
- 2009: A Venomous Death (short story / novella)
- 2009: My Story (short story / novella)
- 2010: The God of the Hive ( ISBN 978-0553590418 )
- 2010: A Case in Correspondence (short story / novella)
- 2011: Pirate King ( ISBN 978-0553386752 )
- 2011: Beekeeping for Beginners ( German murder of the queen, short story / novella)
- 2012: Garment of Shadows ( ISBN 978-0553386769 )
- 2014: Mary's Christmas (short story / novella)
- 2014: The Mary Russell Companion (companion book to the Mary Russell series)
- 2015: Dreaming Spies ( ISBN 978-0345531810 )
- 2015: Mary Russell's War (short story / novella, ISBN 978-1464207334 )
- 2016: The Murder of Mary Russel ( ISBN 978-0804177924 )
- 2016: The Marriage of Mary Russell (short story / novella)
- 2016: Stately Holmes (short story / novella)
- 2018: Island of the Mad ( ISBN 978-0804177962 )
- 2020: Riviera Gold: A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes ( ISBN 978-0525620839 )
Kate Martinelli series
- 1993: A Grave Talent (dt. The color of death / What nobody sees and nobody knows / Ein Supertalent, ISBN 978-1250046550 )
- 1995: To Play the Fool (German: The Mask of the Fool, ISBN 978-1250046581 )
- 1996: With Child (Eng. Go with no stranger, ISBN 978-0553574586 )
- 2000: Night Work (German who swears revenge, ISBN 978-0553578256 )
- 2006: The Art of Detection ( ISBN 978-0553588330 )
- 2019: Beginnings ( ISBN 9781732464728 )
Stuyvesant & Gray
- 2007: Touchstone ( ISBN 978-0553586664 )
- 2013: The Bones of Paris ( ISBN 978-0345531780 )
Other
- 1999: A Darker Place (UK: The birth of a new moon , German Die Feuerprobe, ISBN 978-0553578249 )
- 2001: Folly (German The Island of Whispering Voices, ISBN 978-0553381511 )
- 2003: Keeping Watch ( ISBN 978-0553382525 )
- 2004: Califia's Daughters (as Leigh Richards, ISBN 978-0553586671 )
- 2017: Lockdown ( ISBN 978-0804177931 )
Collaborations
- 2002: Intro to The Hound of the Baskervilles ( ISBN 978-0812966060 )
- 2002: Writing Mysteries (2nd Ed.) ( ISBN 978-1582971025 )
- 2011: A Study in Sherlock: Stories inspired by the Holmes canon ( ISBN 978-0857689320 )
- 2011: The Grand Game: A Celebration of Sherlockian Scholarship (Vol. 1)
- 2012: The Grand Game: A Celebration of Sherlockian Scholarship (Vol. 2)
- 2012: My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop ( ISBN 978-1579129101 )
- 2012: Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels ( ISBN 978-1451696578 )
- 2012: Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers '& Artists' Companion ( ISBN 978-1472523938 )
- 2014: Writes of Passage ( ISBN 978-1941962190 )
- 2014: In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon ( ISBN 978-1605989174 )
- 2015: Not in Kansas Anymore, TOTO ( ISBN 978-0967759074 )
- 2016: Echoes of Sherlock Holmes ( ISBN 9781681775463 )
- 2017: Anatomy of Innocence
- 2018: For the Sake of the Game ( ISBN 9781681778792 )
- 2020: Deadly Anniversaries ( ISBN 9781335044945 )
- 2020: In League with Sherlock Holmes ( ISBN 9781643135830 )
Awards
- 1994: Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best First Novel category for A Grave Talent (German: The Color of Death)
- 1995: John Creasey Memorial Award for best first work for A Grave Talent
- 1996: Nero Wolfe Award - Best Novel category for A Monstrous Regiment of Women (German Deadly Testament)
- 2002: Macavity Award - Category Best Novel for Folly (German: The Island of Whispering Voices)
- 2006: Lambda Literary Award - Category: Lesbian Mystery for The Art of Detection
- 2016: Agatha Award - Category: Best Historical Novel for Dreaming Spies
swell
- Mary Russell Series Russell & Holmes. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- Kate Martinelli series Kate Martinelli. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- Stuyvesant & Gray Stuyvesant & Gray. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- Other standalone novels. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- Collaborations Etcetera. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- Awards The Author. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
Web links
- Literature by and about Laurie R. King in the catalog of the German National Library
- Laurie R. King's website
- Laurie R. King biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Autobiography. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Biography. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Autobiography. In: Laurie R. King. Retrieved April 22, 2020 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Laurie R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakland |