Killer Cruise
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“I enjoy the travel too, despite the criminals you get on your ships. I’ve seen places I would never have dreamed of visiting. The St Petersburg ballet is up there with one of my best experiences to date.”
“You’ve got the cruise bug, dear,” said Marjorie happily.
The trio joined hands over the table and toasted each other with a mug of tea.
“To more cruises in the future,” said Rachel as they clinked mugs.
“Preferably with proper china teacups!” Marjorie added, to which the girls laughed loudly.
THE END
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A Cruise to Murder
#Book 1
A ruthless hitman and an elderly woman in danger; only a damaged, off-duty policewoman stands in his way.
Rachel Prince is twenty-five years old, and appears to have everything. She’s beautiful, bright and recently qualified as a police woman - what else does she need?
The problem is her fiancé has ditched her for another woman!
Rachel is in desperate need of 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?
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?
When one of the passengers meets with a tragic accident while onshore with Lady Snellthorpe, 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?
You don't have to like cruising to enjoy this book but if you do you might get a double dollop of pleasure. A great debut, by an emerging talent.
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Deadly Cruise
#Book 2
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 re-evaluate 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?
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About the Author
Dawn Brookes is author of the Rachel Prince Mystery series, combining a unique blend of murder, cruising and medicine with a touch of romance.
Dawn has a 39-year nursing pedigree and takes regular cruise holidays, which she says are for research purposes! She brings these passions together with a Christian background and a love of clean crime to her writing.
The surname of her protagonist is in honour of her childhood dog, Prince, who used to put his head on her knee while she lost herself in books.
Bestselling author of Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s and Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling, Dawn worked as a hospital nurse, midwife, district nurse and community matron across her career. Before turning her hand to writing for a living, she had multiple articles published in professional journals and co-edited a nursing textbook.
She grew up in Leicester, later moved to London and Berkshire, but now lives in Derbyshire. Dawn holds a Bachelor’s degree with Honours and a Master’s degree in education. Writing across genres, she also writes for children. Dawn has a passion for nature and loves animals, especially dogs. 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.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to my editor Alison Jack, as always, for her kind comments about the book and for suggestions, corrections and amendments that make it a more polished read.
Thanks to my beta readers for comments and suggestions, and for their time given to reading the early drafts.
Thanks to my immediate circle of friends who are so patient with me when I’m absorbed in my fictional world and for your continued support in all my endeavours.
I have to say thank you to my cruise loving friends for joining me on some of the most precious experiences of my life and to the cruise lines for making every holiday a special one.
Other Books by Dawn Brookes
Rachel Prince Mysteries
A Cruise to Murder
Deadly Cruise
Killer Cruise
Memoirs
Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s
Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling
Coming Soon 2019
Book 4 in the Rachel Prince Mystery series
Dying to Cruise
Book 5 in the Rachel Prince Mystery series
Christmas Cruise Caper
Book 3 in the Hurry up Nurse series
Hurry up Nurse 3
Look out for new series
Carlos Jacobi PI
Picture Books for Children
Ava & Oliver’s Bonfire Night Adventure
Ava & Oliver’s Christmas Nativity Adventure
Danny the Caterpillar
Gerry the One-Eared Cat