Mystery Cruise Ends in Mystery Death
We don’t talk enough about judging a book by its title. I’ve long looked forward to Murder Walks the Plank, the fifteenth Death on Demand Mystery from Carolyn Hart solely because the title grabbed my fancy. Fortunately, the mystery inside was fun as well.
This book takes us back to Broward’s Rock, an island community off the coast of South Carolina. Annie Darling owns Death on Demand, a mystery bookstore. And she seems to find herself involved in plenty of real-life mysteries.
She’s been organizing a harbor cruise as a fund raiser for a local charity. Naturally, it is mystery themed. But the mystery turns all too real one of the passengers falls over board. Annie is quick to declare that it wasn’t an accident, but no one seems to believe her. Can she prove her theory before another tragedy happens?
It’s always fun to revisit these characters, and this book was no exception. Yes, I was frustrated that, once again, Annie had an adversarial relationship with the police. It just adds an extra layer of conflict that feels forced given the relationship the characters have had in the past. Then again, even Annie’s husband wasn’t jumping on board with her theories this time.
Anyway, the characters are a little thin, but they can be fun, and that was the case again here. I laughed and smiled at times as I was reading.
Meanwhile, the plot was enjoyable. The twists and red herrings kept me entertained, and I appreciated the way everything came together at the end. The story made sense when we reached it.
This book originally came out in 2004, so some of the references are dated. On the other hand, I enjoy seeing the books I was reading then start popping up when Annie is thinking or talking about other mysteries.
I found Murder Walks the Plank to be as fun as the name lead me to hope it would be. If you are enjoying these books, you’ll enjoy this one.
Climb aboard the rest of the Death on Demand Mysteries.
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