A few worried days later, the captain escorts Marsh to the ships freezer compartment. Another High Stepper “lay naked … frozen solid, a plastic trash bag knotted around his throat” (85). The captain begins to question Marsh. And again, he pressures her to say nothing to panic his passengers because an undercover team will board the ship to investigate. Yet, she receives a dire warning from another woman: “There is grave danger here” (117). Fear seizes Marsh, not just for herself, but for the High Steppers she organized and brought aboard.
The paragraphs above are to give enough exciting information that any lover of mysteries will want to read Shore Excursion. What brutal attacker lurks about this giant vessel to kill two aged High Steppers — what’s even more puzzling, why? Is the handsome captain himself involved or is he genuinely worried about Marsh’s life? One cannot help but wonder if Miss Marsh’s feeling of being followed before she left the U.S. is part of this same mystery — and then there is the mysterious bus incident in London ...
I would highly recommend this suspenseful mystery to readers looking for a well-written who-done-it. Author Moore's characters are colorfully painted. Her portrayals of the High Steppers make them deserving of that name. Settings are realistic enough to make the reader live aboard the Rapture Cruise Ship. It is hard to believe that Shore Excursion is Marie Moore’s first mystery. Read this eerie tale. Like me, you will surely anticipate her next one.
Article comments
1 - marie moore
Thanks so much, Regis, for the great review!
I'm so happy that you liked Shore Excursion and Sidney Marsh. I have lots of adventures planned for Sidney and Jay. Next up--Game Drive, which should be out in Winter, 2012. Again, thank you! I really appreciate your thoughtful review.
2 - Regis Schilken
Reviews are written according to story interest, accuracy, grammar, etc. I think your writing shows lots of promise and I would encourage you to keep doing that which pleases you and it seems to be writing.
Along with the review, I sent a page of errata which in many ways, make readers question the efficacy of a story. I hope the publisher finds those errors and makes corrections.
Good Luck.
3 - Regis Schilken
Sorry about misspelling your first name. I will make every attempt to change my mistake so that your name reads MARIE and not MARIA. Thanks for your patience!
4 - Marie Moore
Regis, please do not worry about the name typo. These things happen, and the most important thing to me is your great review! Also, thanks for the errata list. I believe that these typos in the advance reading copy have now been corrected by the publisher. Again, thank you for your splendid, thoughtful review!
5 - Nicole Langan
Regis, thanks again for the review. I'm so glad that you thoroughly enjoyed Marie's book.