Pirate King, Laurie R. King
Pirate King, Laurie R. King
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Pirate King

Author: Laurie R. King

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/06/2011

Synopsis

New York Times best-selling author Laurie R. King's books have received high praise from critics and have earned the Edgar, Creasey, Wolfe, Lambda, and Macavity awards. As Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes embark on their 11th adventure together, they find themselves immersed in the world of silent filmmaking. Here, the pirates are real-and unlike the shooting done with a camera, this sort can be deadly.

About Laurie R. King

Laurie R. King is the Edgar Award–winning author of the Kate Martinelli novels and the acclaimed Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes mysteries, as well as a few stand-alone novels. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, the first in her Mary Russell series, was nominated for an Agatha Award and was named one of the Century’s Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. A Monstrous Regiment of Women won the Nero Wolfe Award. She has degrees in theology, and besides writing she has also managed a coffee store and raised children, vegetables, and the occasional building. She lives in northern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jane

Where I got the book: purchased at indie bookstore (author event, signed). I am a big fan of King's Mary Russell series, but Pirate King will not number among my favorites. King has stated that she agreed to write this book (under, I assume, the usual publisher pressure to keep churning on) with the......more

Goodreads review by Kim

For over 10 years, I've enjoyed reading King's novels because of her incredible dedication to research, unfailing ear for dialogue and fantastic use of detail. However, in this book, the most recent in her Mary Russell series, all three of those staples are missing. Even for a series that posits tha......more

Goodreads review by Stephen

An excellent read. I was hoping for a little bit more from the ending, but I think it's just that I pictured it going a different way.......more

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