Deep Sea Dead
A Pauline Sokol Mystery
Lori Avocato
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-06-083700-4 (0060837004)
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-083700-6 (9780060837006)
Publication Date: April 2006
List Price: $6.99
Synopsis (from
the publisher): A confirmed landlubber, insurance fraud P.I. Pauline
Sokol's never heard the call of the sea -- or if she has, she didn't
pay attention. But now the former RN is donning her nurse's whites once
more to go undercover as part of the medical team of the Golden Dolphin
-- a lavish luxury liner that's setting sail for Miami and Bermuda.
There's something fishy going on aboard the super-deluxe dinghy, and
it's Pauline's job to be the ship's designated secret snoop -- if she
doesn't get too distracted by the motley crew of friends and relatives
who've decided to sail along with her . . . and by her sexy supervising
fellow investigator, Jagger. But when a dead body turns up -- in
Pauline's cabin, no less! -- and another nurse goes missing, Pauline
realizes she may be over her head in shark-infested waters. And getting
safely onto dry land may be a long swim back!
Review: Deep Sea Dead
is the fourth mystery for insurance investigator Pauline Sokol, this
time on board a cruise ship sailing roundtrip from her home in New
England to Miami and Bermuda.
Avocato's breezy style of writing fits perfectly with Pauline Sokol's
latest adventure set aboard a luxury cruise ship. Though not much of a
mystery despite the dead body and missing person, the fun here is
keeping up with Pauline as she interacts with her family and friends
(who have conveniently managed to escape their daily lives to be with
her on board) and new, if only temporary, cruise ship co-workers. And
throw in a special FBI agent who's investigating the murder for good
measure!
The plot here is a little thin (it seems unlikely an insurance company
would go the expense of sending an investigator out in the field when
the case of suspected insurance fraud could have been easily identified
with a few keystrokes on a computer in the office), but serves its
purpose. Once the killer has been identified and the mystery of the
missing nurse solved, all other loose ends are quickly wrapped up in
the final pages of the book.
Pauline Sokol is an engaging character, and Deep Sea Dead is a fine book for vacation, light and just a bit frivolous.
Special thanks to Book Trends for providing an ARC of Deep Sea Dead for this review.
Review Copyright © 2006 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved.
Mysteries in this series ...
A Dose of Murder
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2004
ISBN-10: 0-06-073165-6 (0060731656)
The Stiff and the Dead
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2005
ISBN-10: 0-06-073166-4 (0060731664)
One Dead Under the Cuckoo's Nest
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2005
ISBN-10: 0-06-073167-2 (0060731672)
Deep Sea Dead
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2006
ISBN-10: 0-06-083700-4 (0060837004)
Nip, Tuck, Dead
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2006
ISBN-10: 0-06-083704-7 (0060837047)
Dead on Arrival
Avon Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2007
ISBN-10: 0-06-083708-X (006083708X)
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-083708-2 (9780060837082)
Omnimystery keywords for Deep Sea Dead ...
Location(s) referenced: Miami, Bermuda.
