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Dying to Cruise

A Rachel Prince Mystery, Book 4

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Dying to Cruise

By: Dawn Brookes
Narrated by: Alex Lee
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The only thing worse than getting stuck aboard a cruise ship with a murderer, is discovering that your ex is on board, too...

When you spurn a cold-blooded killer, vengeance will someday follow.

Rachel thinks she is living the dream. Taking a cruise around Australia and New Zealand as a guest lecturer and meeting up again with her best friend, cruise ship nurse, Sarah. The scene is set for the holiday of a lifetime!

Rachel Prince is drawn to investigate when the leader of a bucket list tour party is discovered in the library on the first day of her antipodean cruise. Can this seemingly harmless group of elderly people have a killer among them?

Difficulties abound for everyone when an interim chief of security causes countless problems and appears to take an intense dislike of Sarah. Not trusting the new chief to get to the bottom of the murder, Rachel investigates on her own, soon discovering that the dead woman from the bucket list tour party had been receiving anonymous threatening emails. To make matters infinitely worse, Rachel's ex turns up on board, and things start to go horribly wrong.

The cruise ship sleuth needs to work fast to find out if one of the gentle elders on the bucket list tour is a murderer while avoiding her ex like the plague.

©2019 Dawn Brookes (P)2020 Dawn Brookes Cosy Crime Detective Fiction Murder Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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I found the story quite hard to understand and get into. I listened to it twice as I often do as first time around I couldn’t work out who was who probably where I missed a bit. I enjoyed it although felt story was a bit drawn out

Hard to get into

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This is my first Rachel Prince mystery, but her reputation precedes her as even the ship's captain reckons a murder on board should never be ruled out when Rachel's around.
This time round, Rachel is a guest speaker and teaching self defence to passengers. She does not expect to find her ex (Robert) on the same ship. And she really does not expect to be embroiled in a murder case amongst the "dying to cruise" passengers.
The story weaves through various fascinating subplots - why is Robert on board? Who killed Mrs F? among others.
This is a story of secrets and lies with plenty of dry wit thrown in, as well as plenty of humorous insight to cruise ship activities and excursions.
The narrator did a good job at offering different accents for different characters which made the story so much more realistic.

A mystery packed with subplots

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I love this series and I couldn't wait to listen to this latest book.
Here we get to meet Rachel's ex, who is a complete tool, and it's an opportunity for Rachel to get closure on that period of her life.
The mystery itself was really good. I loved the idea of the bucket list cruise group. The mystery was complex and had me stumped until all was revealed at the end.
I'd love to see Rachel partner up again with her fiance to solve a mystery. Maybe I'll have to wait until their honeymoon cruise?
For cozy crime this series fits the bill and more.

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reading audio copy.

Another great Rachel Prince mystery.

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This is my fourth book in the series and have enjoyed every one. I like hearing about Rachel and her friends are getting on and the mystery is a bit more to it than a typical cozy murder mystery. a very good addition to the series. Thoroughly enjoyable

another good listen

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Another cozy mystery for Rachel to solve aboard the Coral Queen.
I have been listening to these stories in the correct sequence & they are all very enjoyable. The narrator is very easy on the ears & has a good range of different voices/accents.
Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series

Enjoyable Cruising

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While this is part of a series it’s a great stand alone as well. Rachel Prince has a knack for being on aboard the Coral Queen when there is a murder and intrigue. Helped by her medic friends and ship security, she manages to solve the crime and have a good bit of fun too! The narration is wonderful and helps the story move along at an engaging pace! Over all great story!

Entertaining and fun

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Another romp in this most wonderful series, as always you are kept guessing until the end.

Dying to cruise

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Another cruise for Rachel Prince, this time around Australasia, and they barely get out of port before the first body is found. Poor old Rachel - if I was her I wouldn't dare go cruising again!

I love these books. Meeting Rachel again is like catching up with an old friend as she is extremely likeable. Her friend, nurse Sarah is also back, but so is Rachel's ex fiancé, and undercover police sergeant! Once again the story is fun with enough twists and turns to keep me happy. I love the settings of these books and the lovely detailed descriptions of life on a cruise ship make me want to be on board, if it wasn't for the murders!

If you're looking for a well written, humorous cosy crime novel with a great setting then I highly recommend this series. The audible narration by Alex Lee was brilliant, as always.

Murder and Mayhem at Sea

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An old cliche probably says that it takes a great story to make a great book, but with audio, a great story can meet break point if the narrator isn't up to the job. In this instance, Alex Lee appears perfect for the job. She talks through each character with great power and accuracy, although I must have missed Jason the security man coming from 'up north' in the previous stories in this series.
The narrator makes every character stand out, and with an easy listening voice (and range of voices) the story flows very well.
The writer is always consistent within this series and we know what to expect, by not knowing what to expect and whodunnit. I ended up guessing the villain was several of those present although once revealed, it did all make sense.
After so many murders, I expect the cruise line to ban Rachel Prince from cruising with them, but she solves each mystery, so I guess she'll be back on board again very soon. Great story, excellent narration, satisfying ending.

Still cruising after all those deaths

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I seem to be reading these in the wrong order but they work perfectly as a stand-alone. Really enjoy the story and narrator. I’ll be working through them all!

Great series - in any order

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