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 Henry
Grave is a senior investigator for the Association of Cruising Vessel
Operators. A World War II P.O.W., Henry is as cunning as he is
charming, and at 84 years of age, he fits right in with his fellow
passengers. The cruising yacht Vesper is anchored off the Greek island
of Thera, in the caldera of an ancient volcano, as Henry comes onboard.
An Egyptian federal agent was onboard to guard a valuable Minoan cup,
but the agent was murdered and the cup, stolen. With the help of a
Nicaraguan soap opera star, a New Age spiritualist, and a blind
pickpocket, Henry draws on skills honed in a Nazi prison camp to track
down a killer who might have his own reasons for taking this particular
cruise, reasons unrelated to the sumptuous meals, delightful shipboard
activities, and exciting ports of call.
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Mediterranean
Grave was just awarded a Finalist medal for Best Mystery by the
National Independent Press Excellence Awards
Mediterranean Grave is a murder mystery set on a rundown cruise ship
that is currently catering to the New Age set. Doonan's novel blends
both humor and suspense to create the perfect easy, warm afternoon
read. -
Diane Gross-Hagerty, Sacramento Books Examiner
9/21/11
"In William Doonan’s second book in the Grave series, Mediterranean Grave,
he has Henry Grave lead us on another murder mystery adventure on
the high seas with some Greek mythology mixed in. Henry is a
crotchety old man who’s rough, gruff, and very funny. Doonan has
written this book as though you are Henry Grave, an excellent ploy
that draws the reader into the character.
Henry is
called to investigate a murder mystery aboard a themed yoga/personal
healing cruise. Henry, being older then old school, has no need for
this stuff, but has a little fun with it along the way. Once
onboard the old, rickety, barely running, and grossly understaffed
cruise ship, Henry begins investigating what turns out to be a
couple of murders and the theft of a valuable missing cup that had
been sitting at the bottom of the ocean for thousands of years. Doonan takes the reader to some exotic places and offers an
education of these places along the way to a very surprising and
pleasing end.
Doonan’s crisp
and descriptive writing style makes this a very entertaining and
engaging read. This is the best combination of a murder mystery and
humor that I have ever read. Based on the first book, Grave
Passage, I had high expectations for Mediterranean Grave
and my expectations were met and surpassed." - Marc Filippelli, San Francisco Book Review 7/14/11
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