A Cruise to Murder by Dawn Brookes

A Cruise to Murder by Dawn Brookes

A contemporary Upstairs, Downstairs murder mystery that will keep you guessing to the end.

.come aboard the fictional Coral Queen and prepare yourself for murder and mayhem with plenty of red herrings.

Rachel is twenty-five years old, and appears to have everything. Beautiful, bright and recently qualified as a police woman - what else does she need?

.Her fianc has ditched her for another woman

Now what?

Rachel needs rest and relaxation. Her best friend Sarah is a nurse on board a cruise ship, and offers the solution. Surely a Mediterranean cruise will help?

Well it couldn't hurt.

Or could it?

When Rachel befriends an elderly woman in her eighties, the titled, Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe appears concerned about something. Danger and menace seem to be closing in on her.

Meanwhile, Rachel finds herself falling under the spell of the charming and attractive Carlos. Who is he and why is he so secretive? What could he be up to?

One of the passengers meets with a tragic accident while onshore with Lady Snellthorpe, and the tension builds. With danger threatening at every turn, Rachel needs to get to the bottom of this mystery before someone else is killed. She is putting herself in danger. Could she be the next victim?

This cozy/thriller has suspense and intrigue. A good, clean murder mystery with lots of red herrings.

You don't have to like cruising to enjoy this book but if you do you might get a double dollop of pleasure.

Brookes, Dawn: - Dawn Brookes lives in Derbyshire, England and holds an MA in creative writing with distinction. She is author of the Rachel Prince Mystery series, a hugely popular cozy mystery series combining a unique blend of murder, cruising and medicine with a touch of romance. She has two other fictional series on the go. Her latest ventures are the Carlos Jacobi series and the Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mysteries. Carlos is a PI and his sidekick is Fiona Cook, a troubled, but likeable detective sergeant. The Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mysteries begins with the prequel Death of a Blogger. Ms Brookes has a 39 year nursing pedigree and has travelled extensively throughout her life. Nowadays, she loves cruise holidays and says she should do more for research purposes! Dawn brings her passion for cruises, animals and engaging characters along with a love of clean crime to her writing. The surname of the Rachel Prince protagonist is in honour of her childhood dog, 'Prince', who used to put his head on her knee while she lost herself in books. Dawn is also author of a series of memoirs. Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s, Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling and Hurry up Nurse 3. Dawn worked as a hospital nurse, midwife, district nurse and community matron across a thirty-nine year year career. Before turning her hand to writing for a living, she had multiple articles published in professional journals and co-edited a nurse textbook. She grew up in Leicester where her second Carlos Jacobi Book is based, later moving to London and Berkshire but now lives in Derbyshire. Dawn holds a bachelors degree with honours in community health studies, a Masters degree in education as well as her MA in Creative Writing. Writing across genres, Dawn also writes for children. Dawn has a passion for nature and loves animals, especially dogs and there has rarely been a time in her life when she hasn't had a dog. Animals will continue to feature in her children's books as she believes caring for animals and nature helps children to become kinder human beings.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781999857530
ISBN 10	1999857534
Title	A Cruise to Murder
Author	Dawn Brookes
Series	A Rachel Prince Mystery
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dawn Brookes Publishing
Year published	2018-05-12
Number of pages	284
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.