Bookworm!

In the midst of knitting projects galore this summer, I have also become a bit of a bookworm again.  I have started reading a series called "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" by Laurie King.  It is a fiction series based on the Sherlock Holmes character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the premise is that Sherlock has retired from detecting and taken up beekeeping, when he unexpectedly meets a young extraordinarily bright orphan girl named Mary Russell, about 40 years his junior.  She has long been an admirer of his work, and becomes a sort of apprentice to the detective, who teaches her the tools of the trade and allows her to become a partner (more of an equal one in lieu of the ever faithful Watson who has been happily married and settled for quite some time).  As an avid Sherlock Holmes fan, I have really enjoyed reading this author's twist on the story.  Her books are extremely well written and riveting--definitely hard to put down.  I finished the second of the series today and can't wait to get home to check out the next ones from the library!