Pirate King

Description:

Sent to Lisbon and Morocco, where a British studio is creating a silent film version of "The Pirates of Penzance," Mary Russell investigates a series of crimes targeting the production and confronts a high-stakes situation when actual pirates orchestrate a hostage situation.

subjects: Thrillers,  Detective and mystery fiction,  Fiction,  History,  Historical fiction,  Suspense fiction,  mystery,  mystery fiction,  Motion pictures,  Kidnapping,  Roman,  Amerikanisches Englisch,  Mary Russell (Fictional character),  Mary Russell,  Sherlock Holmes (Fictional character),  Sherlock Holmes,  Abduction,  Women detectives,  Pirates,  Motion picture studios,  Large type books,  nyt:hardcover-fiction=2011-09-25,  New York Times bestseller,  Fiction, thrillers, suspense,  Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths,  Fiction, mystery & detective, historical,  Private investigators, fiction,  Motion picture industry, fiction,  Fiction, suspense,  Detective and mystery stories,  Detectives, fiction,  Fiction, crime,  Mystery,  Mystery & Detective,  Mystery and detective,  Mystery Thriller,  Private investigators

People: Mary Russell (Fictitious character),  Sherlock Holmes,  Mary Russell (Fictional character),  Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character),  Mary Russell,  Sherlock Holmes (Fictional character)

Places: Lisbon,  Portugal,  Great Britain,  Morocco,  England

Times: 20th century