The Language of Bees

The Language of Bees
First edition (US)
AuthorLaurie R. King
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMary Russell
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherBantam Books (US)
Allison & Busby (UK)
Publication date
2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
ISBN0-553-80454-5
Preceded byLocked Rooms 
Followed byThe God of the Hive 

The Language of Bees is a 2009 mystery novel by American author Laurie R. King. Ninth in King's Mary Russell series, the story features detectives Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes. The events of the novel follow soon after those found in King's preceding novel, Locked Rooms.