Mystery and peril are dangerous shipmates for an ocean voyage.
While travel presents opportunities to meet new friends and see new places. Isabella also encounters puzzling crimes and dangerous intrigue as she sails from England to India.
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"Amber Dreams"
Blackmail threatens a young bride when her secret diary is stolen. Her marriage of convenience is threatened if the contents are revealed to her new husband and his autocratic mother.
Can Isabella recover the diary before the bride loses all hope?
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"Purple Poison"
A flurry of poison pen letters unsettle the passengers on the ship Nomadic. Even Isabella is not immune from the vicious invective.
Will the culprit be discovered before tragedy occurs?
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"Black Heart"
Pranks and tricks cause inconvenience, misery, and embarrassment.
After one prank goes too far and injury occurs, will Isabella locate the trickster before the next mishap turns deadly?
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"Silver Web"
Lady Bernhardt's diamond necklace is stolen. Other jewelry is missing. Suspicions and accusations fly among the passengers of the ship Garipoola.
Then the thief dies in the freak accident, proof of his theft in hand. Will Isabella locate his accomplice and the missing jewelry before they reach the next port?
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"Red Mask"
A disturbing letter falls into Isabella's hands--only to be stolen again before she deciphers it.
The letter claimed that a spy is aboard the Garipoola, but is that the only person hiding their true identity and purpose on the passenger ship?
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M.A. Lee is the multi-published author of over 15 historical mystery novels and two novellas. Her Into Death series, including Digging into Death, Christmas with Death, and Portrait with Death, features Isabella Newcombe. The 12-book Hearts in Hazard series combines mystery and suspense with a Regency England setting..
With Edie Roones, she penned 10 short stories in the Wild Sherwood series, featuring characters in the Robin Hood legends combined with the dangerous faeries of British mythology.
