Pirate king : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes / Laurie R. King.
At the request of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell travels undercover to the set of English silent-film megalomaniac Randolph Fflytte's latest cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King, based on Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance. The company starts rehearsals in Lisbon, but when the crew embarks for Morocco and the actual filming, Russell senses ominous currents of trouble. As movie make-believe becomes true terror, Russell and Holmes themselves may experience a final fadeout.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780553386752
- ISBN: 0553386751
- Physical Description: 353 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
- Edition: Bantam books trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2012.
- Copyright: ©2011
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General Note: | "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Bantam Books ... in 2011"--Title page verso. "This edition features Laurie R. King's short story "Beekeeping for beginners," previously available only as an eBook"--Page 4 of cover. Includes an excerpt from the author's novel Garment of shadows (p. [307]-310). |
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Pirate King (with Bonus Short Story Beekeeping for Beginners) : A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
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Pirate King (with Bonus Short Story Beekeeping for Beginners) : A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "An engaging romp guaranteed to please . . . perfectly written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."-- USA Today In England's young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. But rumors of criminal activities swirl around his popular movie studio. At the request of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell travels undercover to the set of Fflytte's latest cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King . Based on Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, the project will either set the standard for moviemaking for a generation . . . or sink a boatload of careers. As the company starts rehearsals in Lisbon, the thirteen blond-haired, blue-eyed actresses whom Mary is chaperoning meet the swarm of real buccaneers Fflytte has recruited to provide authenticity. But when the crew embarks for Morocco and the actual filming, Russell senses ominous currents of trouble: a derelict boat, a film crew with many secrets, decks awash with budding romance--and now the pirates are ignoring Fflytte and answering only to their outlaw leader. Where can Sherlock Holmes be? As movie make-believe becomes true terror, Russell and Holmes themselves may experience a final fadeout. Features Laurie R. King's short story, Beekeepers for Beginners, previously available only as an eBook!