The adventures of Mary Darling

Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary becomes the distraught mother whose three children have gone missing from their beds. After her well-meaning uncle John Watson contacts the greatest detective of his era (but not that...

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Main Author: Murphy, Pat (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Tachyon, 2025.
Edition:[Trade paperback edition].
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Summary:Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary becomes the distraught mother whose three children have gone missing from their beds. After her well-meaning uncle John Watson contacts the greatest detective of his era (but not that great), Mary is Sherlock Holmes's prime suspect in her children's disappearance. To save her family, Mary must escape an attempt to have her locked away as mad, and to travel halfway around the world.
Item Description:Includes discussion questions.
Physical Description:315 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781616964382
1616964383
Author Notes:Pat Murphy is an acclaimed author of science fiction, fantasy, and science books for adults, teens, and children. She has received the Nebula Award for The Falling Woman , the Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial, and Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine Readers Awards for Rachel in Love , the World Fantasy Award for Bones , and the Christopher Award for The Wild Girls . Murphy has worked as a writer at a variety of idiosyncratic institutions, including the Exploratorium science museum and Klutz Press (the Complete Klutz series). She was the Activity Guru for the ed-tech startup Mystery Science and the Marketing Director for the Crucible, a school of fire arts. Murphy currently works full time as a science fiction and fantasy author in Boulder City, Nevada, in the Mojave Desert, where she is frequently visited by rabbits, quail, and the occasional coyote.