Pirate King
Book 11 of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Language: English
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Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: Sep 5, 2011
Book 11 of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Language: English
Adult Adult Fiction Crime Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Historical Mystery Mystery Mystery Thriller Thriller
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: Sep 5, 2011
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn 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.