 First edition | |
| Author | Laurie R. King |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Mary Russell |
| Genre | Detective novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | Sep 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 326 |
| ISBN | 0-312-13565-3 |
| Preceded by | The Beekeeper's Apprentice |
| Followed by | A Letter of Mary |
A Monstrous Regiment of Women is the second book in the Mary Russell series of mystery novels by Laurie R. King.
The title is taken from a work by John Knox, published in 1558, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regimen of Women.[1] Knox used the word regimen in an archaic sense to mean government or régime, and his tract was written against the female sovereigns of his day, particularly Mary I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots.
- ^ Savage, Mary Ann, "Laurie R. King: an interview", The Rose & the Thorn