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Deadly Cruise

A Rachel Prince Mystery, Book 2

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Deadly Cruise

By: Dawn Brookes
Narrated by: Alex Lee
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Just when you thought it was safe to cruise again....

PC Rachel Prince returns to cruising after giving evidence in a difficult trial. She wants to recharge her batteries and reevaluate her future after receiving threats from the man she helped put away.

Taking Queen cruises up on their offer of a free luxury cruise aboard the Coral Queen, she opts for a sailing to New York.

Rachel's best friend and cruise nurse, Sarah is also returning to the ship to start a new nine-month contract so the timing is perfect.
Almost immediately, Rachel meets a cruise tour leader who invites her to join him and his Russian group for some of their planned activities. These activities should help pass the time during the sea days.

A crew member is found dead in his cabin - could this be another mystery brewing? Rachel's eagle eye spots some curious goings on among the Russian tour group that she finds enticing. Chief Security Officer Waverley wants Rachel to leave things alone - will she listen?

Sarah has problems of her own as conflict develops in the medical team when a new nurse is brought in at short notice.

Rachel can't resist doing a bit of snooping, but will she get to the bottom of a mysterious death and untangle this complex case before they reach New York?

©2018 Dawn Brookes (P)2019 Dawn Brookes Cosy Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction New York Russia Royalty

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Another gentle enjoyable mystery for Rachel Prince to get involved in. I thoroughly enjoyed the story & cant wait to hear the next story in the series.

Deadly Cruise

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Loved it, second one in a serie and it did not disappoint. Rachel is back for another cruise and murder investigation. Easy story to listen to and narrator did a great job.

Very enjoyable book

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And book 2! Goodness me these cruises would wear me out, but! I’d still go coz they’d be amazing
A lovely relaxing break to catch up with friends. Turns into a hunt for missing people & eyes in the back of the head for other people!
Book 1 was fun (yes I know death intrigue but it was fun) this is just as good & we get to know the characters more.
Narration was great, again kept the story ticking well & interesting.
Def worth listening to or to read.

Fun listen

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Deadly cruise is a fun, easy read cozy murder mystery. Although it’s the second book in the series, it works perfectly well as a standalone, too. (It’s not necessary, but I would recommend starting with the first book though, as there are several returning characters and references to past events.)
Our main character, Rachel is keen to start her sea adventure. She is really looking forward to cruising aboard the Coral Queen, but trouble seems to find her once again. This locked-room (locked-ship?) mystery follows her investigation as she helps the ship officials untangle the facts of the case. We learn a lot about the daily life of guests and crew of a cruise ship; it’s interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes and how much hard work it takes to make sure everyone has an enjoyable holiday.
There are surprises/clues along the way, both for the reader and Rachel, which make the story interesting and fast paced. It’s good fun to try to work out who did it. I definitely enjoyed it!
The audiobook is brought to life by Alex Lee, who is the perfect narrator for this story.

Cosy murder mystery

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First and foremost I must give a standing ovation to the voice talents of Alex Lee. She has the most divine BBC accent and listening to her speak the English language is balm for my soul. It's not an easy task voicing Rachel and Sarah, who are both white, middle class, young women from similar backgrounds and with a similar level of education. Yet somehow Ms Lee manages to make both voices distinct, as well as voicing accents and men; she really is a talented voice actor of the highest calibre. I feel Ms Lee could read out the phone directory and make it sound interesting. Luckily for us listeners she is not reading the telephone book but a wonderful story penned by the author Dawn Brookes. I had heard book 1, although I'm not sure if that's entirely necessary and book 2 probably works well as a standalone. Rachel Prince, police officer, is taking a well earned break on the cruise ship where her best friend works as a nurse. This isn't her first cruise and whether she'll take a 3rd remains to be seen. Whether she does or doesn't, I won't be going with her - she's a danger magnet! But she's so delightful with it. I think I pointed it out in the first book but in my opinion it's such an attractive part of these stories it warrants another mention. For me, the best part of Rachel is she doesn't exist in a vacuum as so many other central characters do. She has parents, friends, a boyfriend and she has to consider them before she makes decisions. The murder-mystery aspect of Deadly Cruise is clever and well laid out. There are enough clues for the reader to collect if they want to attempt to unmask the villain. I learned a great deal about cruise ships that I never knew and the work that goes in to giving passengers an enjoyable experience. The story has a satisfactory conclusion and although I guess it would be found under the genre of 'cosy mystery', it never comes across as twee or syrupy. I had felt quite stressed when I started this book due to a series of aggravating factors in my own life and Dawn Brookes' book managed to engage my brain sufficiently to keep it off my troubles. The tale and its reading was a captivating and relaxing 6 and a half hours, which I am thrilled to recommend most highly.

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