My apologies to the list if this has already been discussed but one
additional curiosity I've noticed on my 2nd reading of the Sorcerer's
House:<br><br>In letter #21 (Bax to Shell), Bax asks Shell, "Have you
ever heard of a Mary King?" (p. 157). Mary King doesn't make her formal
appearance until letter #25, but it is clear that Bax is writing this
letter to Shell after the events of the night described in letters #22
and #23 (the "Silver Bullet" chapters).<br>
<br>Why would Bax ask Shell, a prisoner (and murderer?) about Mary King,
a dead resident of Medicine Man? Is there some connection between
Shell and Medicine Man that I'm missing?