FR>  It is.  I just finished reading it.  The apprentice is a 19 year old 
Mary
 FR> Russell who stumbles across Holmes one day while she is roaming the 
fields of
 FR> Sussex Downs.
 I also enjoyed this one and I generally prefer contemporary
 mysteries.
 FR>  Laurie R. King has a second in that series out now--A MONSTROUS 
REGIMENT OF
 FR> WOMEN.
 Have you read this one, Fred.  I believe I recall some comments in
 this conference about people being disappointed in this one.
 King also has two or three out with a San Francisco police officer
 (Kate Martinelli) as the main character.  I enjoy this series.
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