SET SAIL FOR MURDER

Set sail for a soap opera that is thin on plot and thick with details on the characters' clothes, hair, and jewelry. Who wants the newly remarried Sophia Montgomery dead? Her husband, Jimmy, fears it's one of her stepchildren from a former marriage. He enlists the help of his former lover, retired journalist Henrie O, to find out, and she joins the whole family on a cruise. Kate Reading does the best she can with this fluff. She has a light tone, her characters' voices ring true, her accents are appropriate, and she gives the book a committed reading. This will find an audience with those who enjoy light mysteries. S.S.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 07]