Mark McCrum
Publication Date; 01 October 2018
Book Blurb:
Crime writer-sleuth Francis Meadowes finds himself embroiled in murder when he takes a job aboard a luxury cruise liner. Francis Meadowes has landed himself an enviable job lecturing on the history of crime writing aboard the Golden Adventurer as it cruises down the West African coast. His fellow passengers, including opinionated retired surgeon Klaus, mischievous elderly widow Eve, flamboyant designer Sebastian, beautiful American aid worker Sadie and her tedious but extremely wealthy aunt, are an eclectic group. But is any one of them capable of murder?
When one of the guests is found dead in bed and a second disappears overboard, Francis finds himself drawn into a baffling murder investigation where nothing is as it first appears …
I read this book on a cross country flight which seemed appropriate for the travel setting of this book. The protagonist, Francis Meadowes, has been invited to lecture abroad a exclusive cruise ship. But before he gets a chance to give his presentation, one of his fellow passengers is found dead. Soon after, a second one falls over board. At first the captain suggests the first death is natural causes and the second is an accident, but then he soon has Francis investigating the crimes along with one of the expedition directors.
The plot and characters were fairly light weight - I felt there were some early clues given that pointed to the killers. And some of the secondary characters seemed very stereotypical. Still, it was an enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours on a plane.
I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley and voluntarily chose to review.
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