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Island of the Mad

a Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Jun 24, 2018jenniferrabbit rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent. Blackshirts are taking over Venice as Mary and Sherlock search for a young heiress who fled from a greedy uncle, who kept her locked up in an English insane asylum. I felt this was well up to the earlier volumes of the series... I agree that some of the the last few were not so hot, but I would unreservedly recommend Island of the Mad. I especially liked the descriptions of the wild parties the "smart set" indulged in as WWII crept up on them. Elsa Maxwell appears, and Cole Porter... and who knew Mary Russell introduced water skiing to Europe?