Dangerous Sea

By David Roberts

Book Overview

A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne.

1937. Lord Benyon is on board the Queen Mary, bound for New York, where his mission is to persuade President Roosevelt to supply Britain with arms and money, if it comes to war with Germany. Those who want him to fail will stop at nothing to prevent him from reaching an agreement with the American President. So, when Lord Benyon refuses police protection, Special Branch enlists the help of Lord Edward Corinth: he is to board the ship and keep an unofficial eye on Benyon.

Verity Browne is aboard the Queen Mary too, going to America on behalf of the Communist Party to liaise with sympathisers to their cause. There is indeed a murder on board, but not that of Lord Benyon: the victim is a right-wing Senator from North Carolina. The obvious suspect would be Warren Fairley, an African-American singer, actor, and communist. But the Senator has enraged many of his fellow passengers, such as Sam Forrest, the union organiser with whom Verity is so taken...

Praise for David Roberts:

'The plot is both intricate and enthralling, like Poirot on the high seas, and lovingly recorded by an author with a meticulous eye and huge sense of fun' Michael Dobbs, author of Winston's War

'A classic murder mystery ...] and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths' Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie

'A perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away' Guardian

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472128095
• ISBN13: 9781472128096
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Constable & Robinson
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Mystrey Maven

I am hooked on this series by David Roberts. I love the characters and the story lines - there are several - are engaging and challenging. I'd recommend all the Lord Corinth/Verity Browne mysteries to fans of Hercule, Jane and even Morse!

Sleuths, a Boat Load of Suspects and a Killer. All Aboard!

It's 1937, spring and the Queen Mary is crossing the atlantic, bound for the United States. Aboard is British economist Lord Benyon whose on a mission from his government to convince President Roosevelt to give Great Britain money and arms in preparation for a possible war with Germany.Lord Edward Corinth, younger brother of the Duke of Mersham, has been asked to keep a discrete eye on Benyon, in other words to act as his unofficial body guard, as Special Branch has learned that there are forces that want to prevent Benyon from completing his mission and that they'll stop at nothing. Of course Corinth has Verity Browne on board with him, his detective sidekick from Robert's past three novels (SWEET POISON, HOLLOW CROWN and BONES OF THE BURIED) and she is the real star of the show in my opinion.The first body is found hanging in the cold storage, very naked. The second is a rabid anti-communist, raciest American senator from South Carolina. And now we have a mystery with a boat load of first class suspects, one of whom is most definitely a killer, and is Lord Benyon still in danger? What do you think?DANGEROUS SEA had me guessing and re-guessing as I eagerly read through the pages. Lord Benyon was sufficiently quirky with his Shakespearian and Biblical quotes, among others and Verity Browne is the kind of character that gets better with each book and this wonderful mystery gets five stars from me.Reviewed by Vesta Irene