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Paradox Murder Mystery #9
Fatal Illusion: A Paradox Murder Mystery
NEW RELEASE > Stand-Alone Story of Deception & Murder in Maine
A kayaker’s sunrise adventure turns tragic when she discovers a body floating in Belfast harbor. Steve Wilson finds himself entangled in a new investigation when the marine patrol brings Britney Green’s lifeless body to the empty dock next to his boat, Paradox. Britney’s parents refuse to believe their daughter died from an accidental drug overdose and they persuade Steve to uncover the truth.
Steve suspects Britney’s puzzling death is linked to a secret she learned while working as cabin crew on luxurious yachts in Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Maine. Steve interviews the owners while Sarah uses her computer skills to look behind each owner’s facade of respectability. Their mystery deepens when a television reporter’s plan to feature Britney’s death on her drug overdose special turns deadly.
A mysterious hacker impersonating Sarah sidetracks their investigation with spyware attacks on Steve’s technology systems. Amanda joins their search for Britney’s killer when death threats target Sarah and Steve. Join Steve as Amanda and Sarah help unravel an intricate case of international deception and murder.
A kayaker’s sunrise adventure turns tragic when she discovers a body floating in Belfast harbor. Steve Wilson finds himself entangled in a new investigation when the marine patrol brings Britney Green’s lifeless body to the empty dock next to his boat, Paradox. Britney’s parents refuse to believe their daughter died from an accidental drug overdose and they persuade Steve to uncover the truth.
Steve suspects Britney’s puzzling death is linked to a secret she learned while working as cabin crew on luxurious yachts in Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Maine. Steve interviews the owners while Sarah uses her computer skills to look behind each owner’s facade of respectability. Their mystery deepens when a television reporter’s plan to feature Britney’s death on her drug overdose special turns deadly.
A mysterious hacker impersonating Sarah sidetracks their investigation with spyware attacks on Steve’s technology systems. Amanda joins their search for Britney’s killer when death threats target Sarah and Steve. Join Steve as Amanda and Sarah help unravel an intricate case of international deception and murder.
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297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 23, 2024
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June 25, 2024
Britney Green, a young crew member of the explorer yacht Escape, is found dead one morning at Belfast Harbor, where the Escape is docked. The cause of death is a drug overdose, and Maine law enforcement officials see no reason to investigate further. But Britney has no history of drug use and had been looking forward to sailing the Arctic with the Escape. Britney's parents ask Steve Wilson, whose boat Paradox is also docked at Belfast, to investigate the mysterious death.
Steve starts digging carefully through the details of the previous two years of Britney's life, looking for some possible motive for her murder. He is aided by his research assistant Sarah, who finds an unexpected link to her own past in the course of her research. With Sarah, Steve, and Steve's partner Amanda Smith all in danger, the mystery rushes to an exciting conclusion.
This is the ninth entry in the Paradox series and one of my favorites. As usual, the photographs of Maine and maps enhance the Kindle file.
Steve starts digging carefully through the details of the previous two years of Britney's life, looking for some possible motive for her murder. He is aided by his research assistant Sarah, who finds an unexpected link to her own past in the course of her research. With Sarah, Steve, and Steve's partner Amanda Smith all in danger, the mystery rushes to an exciting conclusion.
This is the ninth entry in the Paradox series and one of my favorites. As usual, the photographs of Maine and maps enhance the Kindle file.
April 23, 2026
Aft deck anyone ? AFT DECK !
This was a decent read with a solid overall plot, and I appreciated that it works as a standalone story even though it is part of a series. The mystery unfolds more through following clues and piecing together evidence than through real action, which may work well for some readers but left the story feeling a little flat for me at times.
I also found the main character somewhat hard to like, as he came across as a wealthy, pompous asshole, and a bit off-putting. On top of that, the book leans very heavily into marine and nautical language throughout. While that may add atmosphere for some, I felt there were far too many references, and at times it felt forced and confusing if you are not familiar with that kind of terminology.
Overall, it was an okay story, but not one I found especially exciting or easy to connect with.
This was a decent read with a solid overall plot, and I appreciated that it works as a standalone story even though it is part of a series. The mystery unfolds more through following clues and piecing together evidence than through real action, which may work well for some readers but left the story feeling a little flat for me at times.
I also found the main character somewhat hard to like, as he came across as a wealthy, pompous asshole, and a bit off-putting. On top of that, the book leans very heavily into marine and nautical language throughout. While that may add atmosphere for some, I felt there were far too many references, and at times it felt forced and confusing if you are not familiar with that kind of terminology.
Overall, it was an okay story, but not one I found especially exciting or easy to connect with.
August 30, 2024
The AI narrator repeated several lines twice in various places throughout the reading.
The story itself was good, but lacking much action, it was mainly talking about what and how to follow the evidence.
The story itself was good, but lacking much action, it was mainly talking about what and how to follow the evidence.
November 10, 2024
Great story. Highly recommend reading
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