Second Seating

fiction...mystery/suspense

Part One of the novel deals with incidents which occur on a Baltic Sea cruise, leading up to the mysterious disappearance of a passenger while the ship is at sea. The passenger happens to be the high profile managing director of an international hedge fund. Part Two of the novel deals with the aftermath of cruise when Harry Kahn, the chief protagonist in the novel, returns to his home and law offices in Boston. Writing about Harry Kahn's acfivities and misadventures aboard the mythical cruise ship La Joie de Vivre was an engrossing task. The novel is rich in diverse characters and international locations. My hope is that the words and story that I am presenting for ebookpublication, will provide readers with an enjoyable read....

Retired, but not intellectually impaired...so far. I have a law degree; however, in my retirement, I have made a concerted effort to evade the law to the best of my ability. To date, I have been successful in this endeavor...no indictments or felony convictions...as yet! The only crimes or misdemeanors that I truly regret were those perpetrated against my long-suffering spouse. She has since passed away and I hope that she is in a better place. In the last moments of her life, she summoned me to her bedside and whispered in my ear, "darling...if you manage to get where I'm going...don't bother to look me up." Sooo...here I am, uttering the words of that artless cliche, I'm holed up along with others of my age and ilk in "G-d's waiting room, located in one of Florida's multitudinous gated communties, where I while away the days and nights reading and writing novels.