The Pirate's Daughter: A Novel of Adventure

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The Pirate's Daughter
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First edition (US)
Author Robert Girardi
Country United States
Language English
Genre Mystery novel
Publisher Delacorte Press (US)
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Publication date
1997
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages324 pp
ISBN 0-385-31485-X
OCLC 34546224
813/.54 20
LC Class PS3557.I694 P57 1997

The Pirate's Daughter is a 1997 mystery novel by Robert Girardi.

Contents

Plot

It's the story Wilson Lander who will find himself dragged on a pirate ship by an attractive woman, Cricket. He will live many adventures.

Reception

Paula Friedman of the New York Times felt that Girardi's "rendering of [the pirate island] is lush and commanding, despite the horror it reveals." [1]

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References

  1. Friedman, Paula (16 February 1997). "Books in Brief: Fiction". The New York Times.