Dead Astern
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A Gripping Sea Adventure Set on the Gulf of Maine
Homicide Detective Brie Beaumont returns in a riveting psychological thriller featuring a cast of dark and troubled characters.
Something feels amiss about the group of seven friends who charter Maine Wind for a late season cruise that turns deadly when one of them is lost overboard. While making for homeport, Brie investigates a case that becomes more enigmatic at every turn. As she drills down through layers of hatred, mistrust, and deception, old crimes come to light, and tensions ratchet up with each passing hour. When a storm looms at sea, the closed environment of the ship weighs heavy on them all as death stalks this ill-fated cruise. Book 5 in Jenifer LeClair's acclaimed Windjammer Mystery Series
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In LeClair's middling fifth Windjammer mystery (after 2015's Apparition Island), seven friends have chartered the Maine Wind for a late-season cruise off the coast of Maine. The second mate, homicide detective Brie Beaumont, is currently on leave from the Minneapolis PD. When one of the seven, Peter Bendoff, goes overboard one night, it appears to be a case of suicide based on the note that Brie finds in Peter's cabin. But as Brie starts to interview the remaining six, tensions among the group, which were obvious from the moment they boarded, increase. Each man has something to hide, and each tries to cast suspicion on the others in what turns into a murder case. No surprise it seems they all had reason to dislike or fear Peter. A subplot involving Brie's relationship with John DuLac, the Maine Wind's captain, provides some romantic interest. The nautical terminology will appeal to sailors, though landlubbers may feel lectured-to rather than transported.
