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Pirate King (with bonus short story Beekeeping for Beginners) - Laurie R. King

By Laurie R. King

Release Date: 2011-09-06

Genre: Historical Mysteries

3.5 (96 ratings)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā€¢ ā€œAn engaging romp guaranteed to please . . . perfectly written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.ā€ā€”USA Today
 
In Englandā€™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 Fflytteā€™s latest cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King. Based on Gilbert and Sullivanā€™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 romanceā€”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. Kingā€™s short story Beekeepers for Beginners and an excerpt from Garment of Shadows.

Pirate King (with bonus short story Beekeeping for Beginners) - Laurie R. King

By Laurie R. King

Release Date: 2011-09-06

Genre: Historical Mysteries

3.5 (96 ratings)
Read Download
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā€¢ ā€œAn engaging romp guaranteed to please . . . perfectly written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.ā€ā€”USA Today
 
In Englandā€™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 Fflytteā€™s latest cinematic extravaganza, Pirate King. Based on Gilbert and Sullivanā€™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 romanceā€”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. Kingā€™s short story Beekeepers for Beginners and an excerpt from Garment of Shadows.

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Beekeeping for Beginners (Short Story)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Dreaming Spies

The Murder of Mary Russell

Garment of Shadows

The Game

Pirate King (with bonus short story Beekeeping for Beginners)

The Bones of Paris

O Jerusalem

The God of the Hive

The Marriage of Mary Russell

Locked Rooms

Justice Hall

Riviera Gold

The Language of Bees

The Art of Detection

Island of the Mad

The Lantern's Dance

Castle Shade

Mary Russell's War

A Study in Sherlock

Knave of Diamonds

Touchstone

Back to the Garden

Night Work

Folly

Califia's Daughters

The Mary Russell Series Books 2-4

A Darker Place

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

The Mary Russell Companion

Lockdown

A Monstrous Regiment of Women

Laurie R. King's Sherlock Holmes

Keeping Watch

The Moor

A Letter of Mary

Hellbender

The Kate Martinelli Series, Books 1-3

In League with Sherlock Holmes

Mila's Tale

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Those Who Are Gone

In the Company of Sherlock Holmes

Echoes of Sherlock Holmes

A Grave Talent

For the Sake of the Game

With Child

To Play the Fool

Crime and Thriller Writing

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