Goodreads Synopsis
Bloody mistakes, ugly scars, and beautiful lies. A tale of corruption.
Helen Gardener is murdered on a trans-Atlantic cruise. The Diamond Royale sails from Southampton to New York with her murderer aboard. Set in the 1950s, Poisoned Waters follows the stories of seven unfortunate characters and how they are affected by her death. Was it merely an accident? Mr Phillips, the owner of the ship, and sponsor of the cruise, rules with an iron fist, in search of something or someone.
Lies spiral out of control as the suspects try to survive the final days on board. Conflicted by their sense of morals, greed, and lust, they realise what kind of people they really are. Who will rise? Who will fall? Who was Helen's murderer?
*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This review is also available on goodreads*
In the beginning, it was just an awkward bunch of people doing things entirely unrelated. As the novel progressed, they became less unrelated, and more tangled in a web of lust, conspiracy and deceit.
The different points of view were hard to keep up with in the first few chapters, but gradually became easier to read throughout.
The events right at the beginning had me hooked, and I had no idea who/what had really occurred. It was only in the last few chapters that everything came together and made sense.
In the main section of the novel, it all seemed to be the same. The detective going around, chasing a few folks, the usual. It seemed rather repetitive and revealed very little, except small facts and tidbits here and there. It turns out these things were very important.
The characters were well defined and different from each other, although a lot of the things going on were the same. It was great to see how the different characters interacted with each other through many different points of view.
The historical aspect wasn't that important, except for the treatment of those who weren't valued in society. This seemed to be one of the only notable differences between this and a mystery set in current time.
Overall, it was an easy, good read, and lovers of mystery should read it.
Book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18040482-poisoned-waters?from_search=true
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