Dead in the Water (Paperback)

A.J. Basinski

ISBN 10: 1503270726 / ISBN 13: 9781503270725

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

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Paperback. Linda Weigand disappears into thin air while on her honeymoon cruise aboard the cruise ship, the Mardi Gras. It is suspected that she has been murdered but no corpse is found. Suspicion immediately falls on her new husband and her boss, who is also her former lover. Lieutenant Mario Morales, the head of security aboard the Mardi Gras and a former LAPD homicide cop, rejects the obvious solution to her disappearance. He persists in his investigation and discovers that her disappearance is related to a drug smuggling operation with terrorist connections run by a Chinese diplomat and aided by a prominent, but greedy trial lawyer, who sacrifices his ethics for millions of dollars. Risking his own life, Morales not only discovers what happened to the missing bride, he uncovers another unsolved murder. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dead in the Water (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1503270726
• ISBN 13: 9781503270725
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Linda Weigand disappears into thin air while on her honeymoon cruise aboard the cruise ship, the Mardi Gras. It is suspected that she has been murdered but no corpse is found. Suspicion immediately falls on her new husband and her boss, who is also her former lover. Lieutenant Mario Morales, the head of security aboard the Mardi Gras and a former LAPD homicide cop, rejects the obvious solution to her disappearance. He persists in his investigation and discovers that her disappearance is related to a drug smuggling operation with terrorist connections run by a Chinese diplomat and aided by a prominent, but greedy trial lawyer, who sacrifices his ethics for millions of dollars. Risking his own life, Morales not only discovers what happened to the missing bride, he uncovers another unsolved murder.

About the Author

  AJ Basinski has been a trial attorney in Pittsburgh for almost 40 years. As a result of his experiences investigating and trying cases, he is intimately familiar with the inner workings of the legal system. After retiring from the active practice of law several years ago, he returned to his first passion, writing. He has authored two non-fiction books in the "Saving Your Money" series, "How to Save Your Money When Shopping: The Only Buying Guide Men (And Most Women) Will Ever Need" and "How to Negotiate and Avoid Frustration: Getting to the Deal." He is also the creator and author of the blog, "Not Just for Boomers," which provides timely information on travel, health and financial matters for everyone, not just Boomers..

  "Dead in the Water" is his first novel.  The second novel in the Morales series, "A Reservation for Murder," was recently published.