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The Globe
The Globe—38,500 tons of ocean plying opulence housing in its fabulous apartments some of the wealthiest people on the planet.
Reynard Chevalier—The Globe’s security officer. An expatriate American with a new name, a new country, a new life, and a past that is rapidly catching up and threatening to destroy him.
Staff Captain Katarina Giordano—Reynard’s boss during the day, his lover at night.
Jane Hanover—The Globe’s latest resident. The fiancée from Reynard’s previous life. The woman who has sent Reynard’s past careening on a collision course toward his all too vulnerable present.
Charles Hanover, III—Jane’s philandering husband. A man who rationalizes his infidelities by demanding that his wife also find solace outside their marriage.
Security Officer Sarah Brighton—Reynard’s amorous Number 2. A woman too young for Reynard and too determined to accept no for an answer.
Sterling Heyward—The Globe’s reclusive owner and Reynard’s best friend and employer. A man whose enormous wealth was built spilling the blood of others.
The Globe Slasher—A sadistic sociopath with a very large chef’s knife and an insatiable blood lust for the rich and beautiful. A serial killer who has reached into the distant past to find inspiration for his perverse grotesqueries.
Louis Guignard—The French police captain. A man stationed in Saint Barts, hundreds of miles from The Globe. A man walking Reynard through his investigation via a very tenuous internet connection. A man who knows that it is only matter of time before the Globe Slasher turns on the one person aboard The Globe who can stop the slayings—Reynard Chevalier.
Reynard Chevalier—The Globe’s security officer. An expatriate American with a new name, a new country, a new life, and a past that is rapidly catching up and threatening to destroy him.
Staff Captain Katarina Giordano—Reynard’s boss during the day, his lover at night.
Jane Hanover—The Globe’s latest resident. The fiancée from Reynard’s previous life. The woman who has sent Reynard’s past careening on a collision course toward his all too vulnerable present.
Charles Hanover, III—Jane’s philandering husband. A man who rationalizes his infidelities by demanding that his wife also find solace outside their marriage.
Security Officer Sarah Brighton—Reynard’s amorous Number 2. A woman too young for Reynard and too determined to accept no for an answer.
Sterling Heyward—The Globe’s reclusive owner and Reynard’s best friend and employer. A man whose enormous wealth was built spilling the blood of others.
The Globe Slasher—A sadistic sociopath with a very large chef’s knife and an insatiable blood lust for the rich and beautiful. A serial killer who has reached into the distant past to find inspiration for his perverse grotesqueries.
Louis Guignard—The French police captain. A man stationed in Saint Barts, hundreds of miles from The Globe. A man walking Reynard through his investigation via a very tenuous internet connection. A man who knows that it is only matter of time before the Globe Slasher turns on the one person aboard The Globe who can stop the slayings—Reynard Chevalier.
327 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 23, 2011
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About the author
R. Doug Wicker
3 books3 followersR. Doug Wicker is a retired Air Traffic Controller of 34 years with both the U.S. Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration. He is the author of the nonfiction title
The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
, the psychological murder mystery
Decisions
, and the mystery thriller
The Globe
.
Mr. Wicker maintains a blog at R. Doug Wicker — Author . His thrice-weekly blog deals with a diverse range of subjects including travel, photography, firearms, aviation safety, and reviews of books, movies, and television.
Mr. Wicker maintains a blog at R. Doug Wicker — Author . His thrice-weekly blog deals with a diverse range of subjects including travel, photography, firearms, aviation safety, and reviews of books, movies, and television.
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January 18, 2013
The most underrated book I read in 2012 is The Globe by R. Doug Wicker. It’s underrated because it’s not selling particularly well, but should be. It’s a great read. You know when you read a certain book, you just know the author is extremely smart and you would like to have a beer with him? I feel that way about R. Doug Wicker, whom I’ve never met or communicated with, but would like to.
The Globe is a cruise ship, but not any ordinary one. It’s actually a floating condominium, and each cabin has a wealthy owner. Murders take place, and Reynard Chevalier, the erudite security officer must solve them. I love those murder mysteries that take place in a closed environment (the locked room conundrum popularized by Agatha Christie – think Ten Little Indians – and others). There’s a finite number of potential victims and suspects. Reynard is inexperienced as a murder investigator, and the number of plot twists tests his abilities.
Wicker handles all this cleverly with great deftness and an elegant writing style. You’ll be glad you discovered this delightful gem of a book. Five out of five stars.
The Globe is a cruise ship, but not any ordinary one. It’s actually a floating condominium, and each cabin has a wealthy owner. Murders take place, and Reynard Chevalier, the erudite security officer must solve them. I love those murder mysteries that take place in a closed environment (the locked room conundrum popularized by Agatha Christie – think Ten Little Indians – and others). There’s a finite number of potential victims and suspects. Reynard is inexperienced as a murder investigator, and the number of plot twists tests his abilities.
Wicker handles all this cleverly with great deftness and an elegant writing style. You’ll be glad you discovered this delightful gem of a book. Five out of five stars.
April 21, 2012
Doug writes in a conversational tone that's both unique and engaging. This murder mystery is the second of his novels I've read, and the protagonists are similarly cast as likable, witty, and capable guys with past issues.
He does a much better job of describing the book than I do:
http://rdougwicker.com/coming-soon-th...
This particular story gets a bit on the gory side, and certainly isn't good reading for younger ones or those offended by sexual content.
If you can appreciate attention to detail, like a good "whodunit" (and who done who), and can tell a ppk/s from a P99, you'll enjoy this tale I think.
He does a much better job of describing the book than I do:
http://rdougwicker.com/coming-soon-th...
This particular story gets a bit on the gory side, and certainly isn't good reading for younger ones or those offended by sexual content.
If you can appreciate attention to detail, like a good "whodunit" (and who done who), and can tell a ppk/s from a P99, you'll enjoy this tale I think.
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