Who Dares Swims

by Alex Lark

The fjord keeps what it takes

Helen hates cruise ships. But she wanted to see the Norwegian fjords, and a cruise was the way to do it. Ex-paramedic Susan would move onto a cruise ship permanently if she could. Retired Barrister Helen just wants a Jo Nesbø novel and to be left alone. Neither of them wanted Terry Davenport. He's the ship's guest speaker. An obnoxious ex-SAS soldier flogging his military memoir to anyone who'll listen. When his manager shows Helen and Susan a death threat naming four dangerous enemies from Terry's past, they assume it's a PR stunt. Then Terry plunges into the icy, 400-metre-deep Innvikfjorden in the dead of night. The Norwegian police call it a drunken accident. Helen and Susan aren't buying it. With the ship heading back to Southampton, Helen and Susan have hours to untangle decades of lies, grudges, and secrets before a killer disappears into the crowd at the Southampton cruise terminal. The fjords are beautiful. The buffet is excellent. And did someone just committed the perfect murder?