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Ruby Dove Mysteries #2
The Mystery of Ruby's Port
A ship full of suspects awaits Ruby and Fina.
Will they find the murderer before their own secrets are revealed?
Spring in the Caribbean, 1935.
Cruising to disaster, Ruby Dove and Fina Aubrey-Havelock face down a murderer who is slowly crossing names off the passenger list. As the SS Sanguine sets sail from the Bahamas, Ruby and Fina eagerly await the excitement promised once they dock in Trinidad. Ruby pays her way as an apprentice to a French designer and Fina tags along as a governess to a wealthy widow’s son. Ruby’s brother has also asked them to find a secret contact on board. Which passengers are genuinely eccentric and which are covering their true intentions? Soon they have two mysteries on their hands…their contact and a killer.In a race against time, Ruby and Fina are thwarted by stormy seas, subversive stewards, sordid scandals, salacious seances, scary scorpions and suspicious swine. They know all too well how many lives hang in the balance should they fail both their missions.
If you like cozy historical mysteries with a twist, then you’ll love Rose Donovan’s fashion-spy-amateur sleuth heroes, Ruby Dove and Fina Aubrey-Havelock. Pour yourself a warm beverage and escape into The Mystery of Ruby’s Port this evening.
Will they find the murderer before their own secrets are revealed?
Spring in the Caribbean, 1935.
Cruising to disaster, Ruby Dove and Fina Aubrey-Havelock face down a murderer who is slowly crossing names off the passenger list. As the SS Sanguine sets sail from the Bahamas, Ruby and Fina eagerly await the excitement promised once they dock in Trinidad. Ruby pays her way as an apprentice to a French designer and Fina tags along as a governess to a wealthy widow’s son. Ruby’s brother has also asked them to find a secret contact on board. Which passengers are genuinely eccentric and which are covering their true intentions? Soon they have two mysteries on their hands…their contact and a killer.In a race against time, Ruby and Fina are thwarted by stormy seas, subversive stewards, sordid scandals, salacious seances, scary scorpions and suspicious swine. They know all too well how many lives hang in the balance should they fail both their missions.
If you like cozy historical mysteries with a twist, then you’ll love Rose Donovan’s fashion-spy-amateur sleuth heroes, Ruby Dove and Fina Aubrey-Havelock. Pour yourself a warm beverage and escape into The Mystery of Ruby’s Port this evening.
- GenresMystery
286 pages, Paperback
First published April 20, 2018
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About the author
Rose Donovan
17 books46 followersRose Donovan is a lifelong devotee of golden age mysteries. She now travels the world seeking cosy spots to write, new adventures to inspire devious plot twists, and adorable animals to petsit. Learn more at www.rosedonovan.com
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May 21, 2018
Disappointing. Another barrage of the usual stereotypes attributed to the British as a generalisation (Also seen in the first of the series), rather naive, impossibly unimaginative plot and scene setting. And, again, using American English for English. Could not even finish this book.
May 23, 2018
Entertaining homage to the Golden Age. Full review at classicmystery.wordpress.com
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