Lost Voyage by Pauline Rowson
Marvik is surprised to receive an unexpected summons to meet Helen Shannon, a woman he helped on his first mission. When a body is discovered in her flat, Marvik is convinced that Helen is being framed for murder, but why and by whom? Before he has a chance to follow it up, the head of the National Marine Intelligence Squad, Detective Chief Superintendent Crowder, asks Marvik to investigate the disappearance of a salvage vessel, the Mary Jo, which went missing in 2003. As Marvik delves into the past, it becomes clear that he faces a desperate battle to keep Helen and others safe from a ruthless assassin - one who will stop at nothing in order to protect the secret of the Mary Jo's last voyage from ever being exposed.
The central plot is very engaging and Rowson ably keeps the reader guessing as to what really happened to the Mary Jo and whyMarvik's investigation proceeds in a believable manner and the pace steadily picks up as the story progresses, and the book builds to a tense climax. Marvik is an interesting and credible central character. He is a loner who can take care of himself in a fight, but he is no 'superhero' and there is a nice sense of vulnerability about him. There are also interesting references to the mysterious death of Marvik's parents in the past, which I suspect will feature in future books. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it should appeal to most readers who like British crime stories with a strong regional feel.Net Galley; Rowson launches Marvik and his pal Strathen onto stormy seas, forcing them to navigate between ruthless killers who want to cover their tracks and equally unprincipled business owners who want to protect their assets, all the while keeping the increasingly restless Helen safe from danger. Rowson strikes a nice balance between thriller and puzzler in the third in the series.Kirkus
Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-one crime novels - fifteen featuring the rugged and flawed Portsmouth detective, Inspector Andy Horton; three in the mystery thriller series featuring Art Marvik, the former Royal Marine Commando now an undercover investigator for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad (NIMS), two standalone thrillers, the award winning, In Cold Daylight and In For the Kill and the 1950 set crime series featuring Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Alun Ryga, who makes his debut in DEATH IN THE COVE. All her multi-layered, gripping and entertaining mystery crime novels are set against the backdrop of the sea, primarily on the south coast of England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780955618925 |
| ISBN 10 | 0955618924 |
| Titel | Lost Voyage |
| Autor | Pauline Rowson |
| Serie | The Art Marvik Mystery Thrillers |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Rowmark Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2020-09-14 |
| Seitenanzahl | 233 |
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