by Jean Little
First published 2000
Mrs. Abercombie commands attention wherever she goes, and the Italian luxury liner crossing from New York to Genoa proves no exception. The imperious woman travels with her dedicated nurse Valerie Meadows, while fellow passengers include career woman Gloria Grandi Pontini and English heiress Susan Emery. These four wealthy women should be enjoying the finest accommodations and service the ship offers. Instead, they find themselves stalked by mortal danger on the open ocean. Someone aboard the vessel wants them dead, and the killer moves closer as the ship cuts through Atlantic waters toward the Italian port. With nowhere to run and limited places to hide, the women must identify their hunter before the luxury liner becomes their tomb. The crossing to Genoa transforms into a desperate fight for survival where wealth and status offer no protection against murder.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: New York, Genoa, Atlantic Ocean, Italy
Period: 20th-century
167 pages · Hardcover · Black Dagger Crime
Content warnings: murder, violence