• The God of the Hive will be published in the UK on 5 July 2010! Starting in mid-July, Laurie will be signing in select locations throughout the UK. Keep an eye on the Where's Laurie page to get the latest news and updates on her whereabouts.
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  • The God of the Hive
    Available in the UK on 5 July 2010

    The tenth Mary Russell adventure picks up where The Language of Bees left off: with Russell, Holmes, and those they are protecting scattered to the winds, Scotland Yard after them from one side and a shadowy faction of the government from the other.


    For excerpts, ordering information, and photos, please visit The God of the Hive book page.




    • The Language of Bees

    The Language of Bees is now out in paperback!

    ISBN (US) 9780553804546
    ISBN (UK) 9780749007911, published by Allison and Busby press
    ISBN (UK paperback) 9780749007195

    In a case that will push their relationship to the breaking point, Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband’s storied past—a painful and personal defeat that still has the power to sting…this time fatally.
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    LRK Reading Guides

    Celebrate the publication of The God of the Hive with a brand new reading guide! Print it off, mark it up, follow along, but most importantly — join in the conversation over at the VBC!
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    “Birth of a Green Man” is an original and complete short story illuminating the history of a central character in The God of the Hive. It is printed in color on heavy 14×20 inch stock, ready for framing, a companion piece to last year’s “A Venomous Death.” Only 250 of them have been printed, and the copies are numbered and signed by both the author and the artist. (Click on the image to enlarge.)

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    This is Russellscape, an endless vista of linked scenes from the Russell and Holmes books. Go here for artist credits and here for instructions on how to submit yours.

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