I’m someone who thrives on the routine, so I carved out time during the week for writing, which I clung to rigidly. They left to build a new life,” said Amrit Vakil, who during a visit to the village in January congratulated Mr.

Temple is a man with his own demons and secrets, he refuses to divulge what police business has him travelling on the liner. This mystery and these characters have been living for such a long time in my head, and working with the team at Penguin Random House to bring them to life is an absolute joy. I’m a big Agatha Christie fan and I love settings where the suspects are maintained together such as on a ship like this one.I particularly enjoyed how at the end I thought to myself “the ending would be cooler if this happened” and then, to some extent, it did - although the impact was even more so. I suspect if this had been published by a major publisher, it would have been subject to a much more rigorous fact-checking.

It was the saddest funeral for me,” said Bhadresh Bhatt, former president of the Hindu Society of Manitoba, who attended. Captain McCrory isn't convinced the man was murdered, but agrees to let detective James Temple investigate - but only if ship's officer Timothy Birch can assist thim. I like to understand why I have negative emotional reactions to a book, and I hope it is useful to unpick it in the review so readers can see if that sounds like a problem they may or may not have.Luckily, there's a Scotland Yard inspector on board whose mind is set on solving the mystery and finding the killer. With Tim’s personal problems though, he’s possibly not strong enough mentally, to deal with the proceedings. This was a story that started out with what seemed to be a reasonably easy to fathom death that may or may not be a crime. At first, Temple doesn't want to play by these rules, but eventually he turns around and the two of them start their investigation. nearly a dozen relatives from the United States and India gathered at a funeral home, and a local Indian priest performed final rites.

Overall nothing insanely groundbreaking but definitely in parts unique and original and thus very enjoyable for fans of the genre (me).Scotland Yard Detective, James Temple, is on board and he insists on not accepting the death as an accident, even though the captain – on the verge of retirement – would rather not peer too deeply into what happened or risk upsetting the passengers. Valerie Olson van Heest brought the story to life and gave a measure of peace and some closure to so many of the family members of the 58 people who went down with the plane. Of course, he clashes with the taciturn Temple, who dislikes being shadowed but, on their travels, we get to really explore the ship, which is fun. A Fatal Crossing is Tom Hindle’s first novel; having enjoyed it so much, I’m already looking forward to his next one! Griffin said: "From the moment I started reading A Fatal Crossing, I felt transported to the immersive world of the Endeavour.

This piece of historical fiction grips us from the very start when Timothy Birch, the ship's officer, is led to deal with the death of an elderly gentleman. He is the author of A Fatal Crossing and now The Murder Game - which have both been inspired by masters of the crime genre such as Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz. I’m limited in what I can say about this book without spoiling it because even comments on some of the techniques used would reveal too much. His attitude, too, is a bit hard to fathom – most ship’s captains in fact and fiction are all powerful and very concerned to maintain their authority, take all decisions and lead everything that’s going on. Let’s just say that I struggled to get into this at first and was afraid that it was too much of a “murder mystery template” but that it ultimately proved me wrong, to my delight.The Patels left the state capital, Gandhinagar, after losing their teaching jobs during the pandemic.