Dreaming Spies
Laurie R. King's Dreaming Spies (2015) is a Victorian mystery and feudal-Japan fiction novel. It takes readers to Japan and Oxford, England in the Taishō period, 1912–1926. It features Mary Russell (1900-), Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell. Readers will find themes of women detectives, private investigators, women Sleuths and Traditional British.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings. It has been published in 7 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2015.
At about 369 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2015
Quick answers
Who wrote Dreaming Spies?
Dreaming Spies was written by Laurie R. King and first published in 2015.
What genre is Dreaming Spies?
It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries and Samurai & Feudal Japan.
How long is Dreaming Spies?
The median edition has 369 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Dreaming Spies?
Readers who like it often enjoy Night Watch, The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery.
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