Rachel Prince Cruise Ship Mysteries: Books 1-10

A Rachel Prince Mystery #1-10

by Dawn Brookes

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Police officer Rachel Prince is no stranger to the high seas — but every time she sets sail, a new mystery arises for her to solve! Follow along as Rachel and her octogenarian companion, Lady Marjorie, tackle everything from hit men to bodies overboard in this cozy box set.

When Rachel Prince finds herself unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé, she joins her best friend who works as a cruise ship nurse for her first voyage. Her first cruise is meant to be one of solace, but it turns out to be perilous when she crosses the path of a dangerous hitman.

Ten books in one set:
A Cruise to Murder
Deadly Cruise
Killer Cruise
Dying to Cruise
A Christmas Cruise Murder
Murderous Cruise Habit
Honeymoon Cruise Murder
A Murder Mystery Cruise
Hazardous Cruise
Captain's Dinner Cruise Murder

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

2324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Dawn Brookes is an award winning cosy mystery and crime writer who also writes memoirs and children's books.
She has an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction.

Dawn writes most days and publishes regularly, to keep up to date visit her website.

Rachel Prince Mysteries:

#1 A Cruise to Murder set during a Mediterranean cruise
#2 Deadly Cruise set during a transatlantic crossing to New York.
#3 Killer Cruise set during a Baltic cruise.
#4 Dying to Cruise set during a cruise around Australia and New Zealand.
#5 A Christmas Cruise Murder set on a Canary Island cruise.
#6 Murderous Cruise Habit set on a Caribbean cruise.
#7 Honeymoon Cruise Murder set on a Mediterranean cruise.
#8 A Murder Mystery Cruise set on a cruise to the Norwegian Ffords.
#9 Hazardous Cruise set on a Mediterranean and Adriatic cruise.
#10 Captain's Dinner Cruise Murder
#11 Corporate Cruise Murder set in India.
#12 Treacherous Cruise Flirtation set in Hawaii.
#13 Toxic Cruise Cocktail set on a SE Asia cruise.
#14 Cruise into Darkness

The Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mysteries

#Prequel Novella Death of a Blogger
#1 Murder at the Opera House
#2 Murder in the Highlands
#3 Murder at the Christmas Market
#4 Murder at a Wimbledon Mansion
#5 Murder in a Care Home
#6 Murder at the Regatta
#7 Murder on a Bus Tour

Carlos Jacobi PI

#1 Body in the Woods Award winning novel.
#2 The Bradgate Park Murders
#3 The Museum Murders

Nursing Memoirs

#1 Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s

#2 Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling
#3 Hurry up Nurse 3: More adventures in the life of a student nurse

Books are available in paperback, hardback, large print, kindle ebook, and audiobook.

Dawn grew up in Leicester, England and trained as a nurse. She later moved to London to undertake further training in the East End. Dawn worked in the NHS in England for the best part of thirty-nine years and during that time gained a wide range of experience as well as academic and professional qualifications. She also holds an MA in Creative Writing.

Dawn's website can be found at: https://www.dawnbrookespublishing.com

Children's Books

Dawn has written a number of children's books including:

Suki Seal and the Plastic Ring

Gerry the One-Eared Cat

Danny the Caterpillar

Ava & Oliver's Bonfire Night Adventure

Ava & Oliver's Christmas Nativity Adventure

Jesus Feeds a Big Crowd

Jesus Heals a Man on a Stretcher

Dawn founded a literature festival in her locality which aims to engage readers and authors with all things literature.

Reviews

[Dizey · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable cruising experience, and having been on a few myself, I was on familiar territory. Plots were fairly well crafted, but even so, the person-least-likely was usually the one whodunnit. Very clean and 'nice' - No Sex Please, We're British. Even engaged couples have separate cabins, god bless 'em. And everyone seems to 'giggle' instead of laugh, chuckle, splutter or smirk; I kept imagining a cruise ship full of adults giggling like school children. If you enjoy extremely sanitised cozy mysteries, this will be right up your alley.

[Dianne Charnley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful box set

I enjoyed reading the books and loved the characters and the descriptions of the cruise ship.
Rachel certainly gets herself in to all sorts 9f trouble, the author did amazingly well with all her plots and investigations. I love cruising and could relate to many comments, however I like Rachel, I stay clear of the buffet. I enjoy the dining experiences. It made me wonder what does go on when on board that we do not know about.

[Betty.Johnson1189gmail.Com · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am an avid cruiser, and I really enjoyed this ten-box set of cruise mysteries. The description of life on a cruise ship was very accurate, (but I hope there will not be any murders on my next cruise). The characters are interesting and likeable, and the stories are entertaining. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

[Donna K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

I loved this series start to finish. Rachel is an amazing character and when she is with Marjorie even better. Being set on a cruise ship gives the possibility of so many location.

[Leslie Hagen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this Series

I loved the storylines in all 10 books. I enjoyed the fact they took place in a cruise ship. The characters were wonderful. The descriptions of the characters, scenes were so well written I could visualize them.

[wendy angela palmer-hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

So enjoyable

I have really enjoyed these mysteries every one of the stories was so very different very that I have come to end, bring on board a wonderful liner I really felt that I was one of passengers.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rachel Jacobi-Prince Adventures

I liked all the adventures. The only negative comment is the number of characters and their family name differences causing confusion in following the story in Vol. 10; however, even with this issues, the complete set was a clean, pleasurable read.

[Joni · Rating 5 out of 5]

great series

I love book sets as I can move from one to the next. Rachel and her elderly friend Marjorie go on these cruises and seem to attract murders and then solve them. I hope to be able to read the next one

[sue phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great Rachel Prince Cruise mystery

Was again a different mystery aboard the cruise ship with Rachel Prince and Marjorie. Only bad part was her best friend and nurse on the cruise ship was not in it at all. She was mentioned a few times though.

[Megan Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clever twists and good characters

Enjoyable mysteries that are well written and easy to read. Characters are not one dimensional and work across the books. They also can be read out of order without impacting the individual stories.

[Nadina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn’t stop reading

I just couldn’t stop reading. There were so many twists and turns. I haven’t been on a cruise since 1963. I’m as old as Lady Snellthorpe now. So I live vicariously through her.

[Juli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed each cozy mystery and looked forward to the next cruise adventure

[Genevieve Saunders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who dunnit

You know what's going to happen. You just don't know the when, where, how or to whom.
Always a twist!

[Barb Sterling · Rating 5 out of 5]

great cozy mystery

Not so many characters that
you get lost keeping track. Each book can be a stand alone. Love how Rachel and Lady Snelthorpe work together.

[Bethel Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Characters, good mysteries, great knowledge of cruise ships.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun

The books were diverting and relaxing. Since I have never been on a cruise, I enjoyed the cruise ship setting as it was something a little different.

[Diane Sprecker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Murder she wrote

Who takes this many cruises? The stories were well written but who gets that much vacation? Carlos is a very understanding husband!

[Linda Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Addictive reading

Loved every minute of the books, so much so I had to set an alarm on my phone, else I would have carried on reading well into the night(s)

[Patricia Rittenhouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyable reading

I really enjoyed these books. The characters were well written and story lines were well thought out. The plots had you guessing till the very end.

[lori dechalus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love to cruise.

Quick easy reads. Engaging characters with some humor. The plots are interesting enough to want to just read thru in one
sitting. Relaxing.

[Jackie Dlugos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read - great characters and story lines!

[Sherry Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read

I love cruising and these books were amazing!! I read all 10 in a matter of days. Highly recommend them