Murder in the Engine Room

Deep in the ship's belly, someone is hiding a deadly secret.When Chief Engineer Robert McCall is found crushed beneath fallen equipment in the engine room of The Celestial Seas, everyone assumes it was a tragic accident. Everyone except Marina Blue. The former Miami homicide detective turned Head of Guest Services knows a staged crime scene when she sees one—and this one has murder written all over it.Robbie McCall was beloved by his crew, a Scottish veteran who treated his engineers like family and kept the massive vessel running flawlessly for fifteen years. He had no enemies among the passengers who never saw him. But someone in the ship's hidden world—the maze of corridors and machinery that keeps the floating city alive—wanted him dead. And Marina is determined to find out who.The investigation takes Marina where passengers never go: into the cramped crew quarters, the thundering engine rooms, and the complicated hierarchy that exists below decks. Here, she discovers a web of corruption that reaches far higher than a humble chief engineer. Safety reports have been falsified. Substandard parts have been installed. Money has changed hands. And Robbie McCall was about to blow the whistle on all of it.As Marina digs deeper, she uncovers suspects at every level. An ambitious First Officer desperate for promotion. A bitter veteran passed over for advancement. A nervous junior engineer hiding dangerous secrets. Even the smooth-talking Cruise Director has something to conceal. But the closer Marina gets to the truth, the more dangerous her investigation becomes. Someone is watching from the shadows—and they've already killed once to protect their scheme.Fourteen days crossing the Atlantic. One ship. One killer. No escape.Murder in the Engine Room is the pulse-pounding third installment in the Marina Blue Cruise Ship Mystery series. This cozy thriller takes readers behind the glamorous facade into the working heart of a cruise ship, where class divisions run deep and loyalty can turn deadly. Perfect for fans of atmospheric mysteries, workplace intrigue, and strong female protagonists who refuse to let killers escape justice.Beneath the luxury lies the truth. And the truth is murder.