A review by trusselltales
Justice Hall by Laurie R. King

5.0

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve read this book. Initially I discovered Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in an independent crime bookshop in Cork, many years ago, and as it was the name of my grandmother I picked up the first in the series.

Justice Hall is for my mind the very best of the series. There are lots of books that capture the futility of World War I, the story of Gabriel for me epitomises the waste and the pointlessness.

Which isn’t to say that I have much sympathy for the aristocracy, but I do love the atmosphere in this - country house, mystery, family secrets, everything needed for escapism.