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Starting/joining in with buddy reads
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Although not a bad book, this is so similar to one preceeding it that really it seems the author has a formula and just churns them out, similarly to the way the ships in the series churn across the oceans. This sees Dillman and Genevieve embarking in Bombay, giving us a shipful of Indian mystics, blustering Major's and imerious British wives. That aside, it is much the same. Genevieve is still beautiful, Dillman handsome and looked down upon by some because he is American. There is a murder and
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Feb 12, 2008
Nancy Oakes
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-crime-fiction,
crime-fiction
Here we are at number 6, and once again it's the same sort of crimes that have plagued Dillman and Masefield in the past. Nothing's changed but the name of the ship and the fact that they are not on the Cunard line any more. Arrgh!
This time our somewhat less than dynamic detective duo are aboard the Salsette, making their way from Bombay to Aden. Once again, Genevieve makes friends with those in first class, while George does his thing with the second class passengers. As the ship sets sail, al ...more
This time our somewhat less than dynamic detective duo are aboard the Salsette, making their way from Bombay to Aden. Once again, Genevieve makes friends with those in first class, while George does his thing with the second class passengers. As the ship sets sail, al ...more
The sixth book in this series and we find George and Genevieve back with the P&O Line, working on a steamer between Bombay and Aden. They are newly married, but are keeping that status a secret, so that they can work together, but independently. On a ship that has not had much crime over it's time afloat, it does seem as if this pair attract it. There are thefts, card-sharps, and a murder for them to sort out. George attracts a very young woman on roller skates, as opposed to an earlier book whe
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Oct 17, 2016
Sam
marked it as to-read
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