American anthropologist Penny Spring and British archaeologist Sir Toby Glendower embark on their twelfth adventure aboard a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, where a rakish father-and-son pair of millionaires meet their end. IP.
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From Publishers Weekly
In the 12th entertaining adventure of American anthropologist Penny Spring and British archeologist Sir Toby Glendower (seen most recently in Dirge for a Dorset Druid), Arnold takes her readers to the Greek islands. The sprightly senior-citizen duo has been invited on a three-week tour by their acquaintance, Jules Lefau. While Sir Toby distrusts Lefau's motives and remains in Oxford, Penny accepts and brings along her daughter-in-law (Toby's daughter, Sonya) and two grandchildren. But vacationing among millionaires makes her uncomfortable-especially after the patriarch of the wealthy Marolakis dynasty is found dead on the yacht. The setting provides a tantalizing backdrop for more murders and international intrigue as Penny pursues the mystery on the scene and Sir Toby gets some vital info up at Oxford. Penny's precocious six-year-old grandchildren provide comic relief, and a reclusive billionaire is full of surprises. Although the narrative cruises smoothly along for most of the voyage, it collapses in the final chapters into a disappointing muddle of unlikely scenarios from which Penny and Sir Toby seem oddly distanced.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Arnold's latest entry in her engaging Spring-Glendower mysteries sends Dame Penelope Spring off on what's supposed to be a relaxing family vacation. An old American friend invites the Springs on a cruise among the Greek Islands, but when Penny, with children and grandchildren in tow, arrives in Greece (minus Sir Toby, who's sulking back in Britain with a case of the gout), she finds herself at the center of yet another intriguing mystery. Some of the world's wealthiest, most powerful men have converged on the home of Penny's host, Demetrios. Then Demetrios turns up murdered, his heir is killed, and suddenly Penny's quiet vacation turns into a murder investigation. Arnold serves up an ingenious plot together with a peek at the lifestyles of the rich and famous. The only drawback to this otherwise pleasant read is that there are so many characters--high rollers, family members, wives, fiancees, wealthy scions, servants, investigators--it's sometimes hard to keep track of who's who. Emily Melton
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