Murder on the River Seine

by Joan Mauch

Take a handsome detective, add a pretty English girl and a cruise from Paris to Normandy, mix with murder and you have the recipe for an international suspense novel.
After saving his sister-in-law from human traffickers, Zac Taylor became a detective with the Tampa Police Department. Burned out after five years, Zac goes on vacation, a river cruise where he meets Leslie, his lovely cabin steward. When a fellow passenger is murdered and she's accused of the crime, he's convinced that she's being framed. So, he decides to assist her defense attorney and find out what really happened. With her trial looming, Zac rushes from France to England to the United States in a frantic search for the truth. Time is running out. Will Leslie be found guilty and sentenced to life in prison before he succeeds? Obsessed by that possibility drives Zac to try even harder. A young woman's life depends on it.

248 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 12, 2023

About the author

At age six Joan Mauch excitedly recognized the letter "A" in her mom's newspaper and has been fascinated with the printed word ever since. For most of her professional life she's been involved with writing in one form or another ranging from writing news releases to promotional copywriting. Over the years she became something of a vagabond, having lived in Washington state, Oregon, Illinois and most recently Iowa, working at everything from teaching to selling real estate. When she isn't writing, Joan enjoys visiting her son in Florida or just hanging out with family and friends. REILLY'S DILEMMA is her sixth novel. Visit her website at joanmauch.com or facebook.com/joanmauch.author