Pirate King (with bonus short story Beekeeping for Beginners)

ByLaurie R. King

Release Date: 2011-09-06
Genre: Historical Mysteries

Score: 3.5

3.5

From 96 Ratings

Description

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 and an excerpt from Garment of Shadows.

Reviews

Save your money
1
By Royalcee
If it were possible I would have given this book zero stars. It was boring and not even close to being as good as the past books. A complete waste of money!
Big fan, but Pirate sooooo disappointing
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By AustinCarol
Having pre-ordered, I eagerly awaited this book, having read with enjoyment all The Mary Russell series. Not only was this not of King's caliber, even a lesser know author would be judged poorly. It is not a mystery, unless you take the vaguest interpretation- meaning there is something someone doesn't know. It is rambling, lacks plot and repeats it's own nonsense to letters to Holmes. He don't appear until half way though the book. When he arrived, I honestly thought- Good maybe it will start making sense. Then I remembered, this mess is the author's fault not his! I finished it, only because I spent so much money.