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Bezig met laden... Cruising to Murderdoor Mark McCrum
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Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Francis Meadowes (2)
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 ... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Before long however he is investigating a couple of suspicious deaths aboard the ship, one of them being a "man overboard" (who is actually a woman). Under the auspices of the ship's captain, Francis undertakes an investigation. Then one of the crew dies onboard from a snake bite, raising the death toll to three. His investigation comes to a dramatic conclusion on a small island off the coast of the African nation of Guinea-Bissau.
It's an edgy story, perhaps being too gritty to be a true cozy mystery. There is the closed environment of the ship at sea with a defined set of suspects: an eclectic assortment of cruise passengers on a high-end cruise. The story includes plenty of background about cruise ships (for example the procedures to follow when someone falls overboard) and how crime is reported and investigated when a ship is in international waters. The social experience of cruising is captured well, the interaction amongst a group of strangers randomly brought together on a ship is on full display. Anyone who has been on a cruise will recognize the group scenes onboard and on the off-ship expeditions.
There's some social commentary too. The contrast between the crew quarters and the passenger areas is a topic, as is the intersection between first world passengers and third world people and places they visit.
Francis is an attractive protagonist and does a good job of narrating the story. He makes a good amateur detective.
It's a entertaining and intelligent read: recommended.
Thanks to Severn House Publishers and Netgalley for providing an advance reading copy of the book. The views expressed above are mine. ( )