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Mystery · 2001 · PG-13

Birds of prey

by J. A. Jance

J.P. Beaumont boards a Pacific cruise — and finds a killer on board

For14+GenreMysteryLength371 pagesRead time~9.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder on a cruise ship; isolated thriller setting; moderate thriller violence

Language

Some

Moderate language

Sexual Content

Barely any

No significant sexual content

Substance Use

Some

Alcohol on a cruise ship; moderate references

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate psychological intensity; isolated vessel with a killer; Beaumont's personal vulnerabilities in the spotlight

What this book is about

J.P. Beaumont boards an Inside Passage cruise through Alaska with his new partner, hoping for rest and recovery. When a passenger is thrown overboard, Beaumont finds himself investigating murder on an isolated floating vessel. The fifteenth Beaumont novel is a vivid Pacific Northwest thriller with a memorably claustrophobic setting.

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Murder on cruise ship

Isolated setting

Pacific Northwest

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