It sounded like a good idea …
Offer passengers elite classes in diet, health, and exercise.
Persuade world-renowned experts to teach the seminars.
Book them on the Pegasus—a luxurious cruise ship sailing from Florida to Alaska.
That was the thought of Collin Woodward, the Vice President of Flagship Cruise Line, when he invited aboard: Clifford Freeman, the mesmerizing hypnotherapist; Kenna Chavasse, the seductive light-food chef; Jean Claude Regale, the mysterious Olympic star; Rita Diamond, the free-spirited diet expert; Dr. Marco Renato, the erudite psychiatrist; and Deidre Lovejoy, the hot-tempered TV talk-show hostess, and Woodward’s fourth wife.
The timing of this cruise couldn’t have been better for Alec DunBarton, The Singing Sleuth. After serving three months on the Pegasus, he had managed to gain thirty-five pounds by eating six fattening meals a day, drinking double Scotches, and avoiding all exercise.
Just as Alec finds a weight-loss plan that seems promising, one of the guest speakers is killed in the ship’s sauna. Although homicide is a nasty business, Alec is more certain that "Losing Weight is Murder!"
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Eager to take a spectacular cruise on the Pegasus?
It comes complete with tropical breezes, luscious food, exotic drinks, breathtaking sunsets, and a vicious killer.
Yes, I said killer!
THE SINGING SLEUTH
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Trade Paperback
Publication Date: Sept-2005 Price: $14.95
Size: 6 x 9
Author: D. B. Barton
ISBN: 0-595-35452-1
194 Pages
On Demand Printing
Available from Amazon.com, BN.com, POW100.com, and from iUniverse, Inc
A cold-blooded murder was just committed on a luxurious British cruise ship returning from the sun-drenched Caribbean islands of Martinique, Barbados, and St. Maarten. The ship’s controller was bludgeoned with a ten-pound dumbbell in the fitness center. The victim was an especially nasty character who took great pleasure in advising headquarters which departments on the Pegasus fell short of their monetary goals. It’s no wonder he was killed.
Alec DunBarton, a Scottish bank auditor, comes to the rescue of Flagship Cruise Line to examine the controller’s books. Although Alec is haunted by his past, he soon finds himself totally at home on the Pegasus – drinking Glenlivet, smoking his pipe, and singing whenever the spirit moves him.
By means of song lyrics, Alec’s able to decipher clues and describe his suspects. Was it the slick cruise director, the adulterous plumber, the mild-mannered security officer, the lonely cruise consultant, the plump masseuse, the seductive fitness instructor, or the wealthy passenger?
If you’re ready for adventure, come aboard. They’re all expecting you!
D. B. Barton is the award-winning author of The Singing Sleuth and The Singing Sleuth Returns. When she is not cooking up “delicious” murder mysteries or visiting exotic locales, she participates in many POW! activities. D. B. Barton is currently writing The Singing Sleuth Goes Home. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her husband, Lee Roy, and her Siamese cat, Venus.
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