Laura King

There are multiple authors named Laura/Laurie King in the search results. The most prominent is Laurie R. King (born September 19, 1952), an American detective fiction author best known for her Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series and Kate Martinelli police procedurals. She is a New York Times bestselling author who has won multiple major literary awards including the Edgar, Anthony, and Agatha awards.

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