Sherlock Holmes gets married!

To a much younger woman. Mary turns 21 on January 2, 1921, and Holmes’s age is 58.

Quite a good book.

Both characters mock Arthur Conan Doyle as he increasingly writes about spiritualism.

A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995) is the second book in the Mary Russell series of mystery novels by Laurie R. King. …

In the winter of 1920, Mary Russell is on the cusp of turning 21 and lives a double life of Oxford University theological scholar as well as a consulting detective and partner of Sherlock Holmes.

After events in The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, both Holmes and Russell are aware that their relationship and partnership has changed, perhaps romantically, but neither is eager to broach the subject. …

The plot revolves around the well-financed New Temple in God and its leader, the enigmatic, charismatic Margery Childe, who preaches empowerment of women.

The role of women post WWI in Britain is discussed in detail.

Another theme is PTSD in returning soldiers.

And addiction.