Set Sail for Murder

As always, Carolyn Hart writes a great story involving the adventures of Henry O. This book did not disappoint me. The only problem I had with the book is that is was not long enough. I am glad that Henry O came back for a visit. I hope to see her again soon. She is one of my favorite characters of all time.

Henrie O Collins, a retired newspaper reporter, is surprised to hear from her former lover, Jimmy Lennox. Jimmy has married a wealthy woman named Sophia Montgomery who is in charge of her step-children's trust fund. Sophia will soon make an important decision about her step-children's money and Jimmy is afraid that one of them wants to kill Sophia before she has a chance to make that decision. Jimmy invites Henry O to accompany the family on a Baltic cruise and to try to find out which of the step-children is threatening Sophia's life. Although this puts Henry O in an awkward situation, she agrees to help Jimmy try to protect Sophia. Author Carolyn Hart puts out plenty of red herrings, but I did figure out who the murderer is. Despite knowing the murderer, I enjoyed the book and found the setting of a cruise and the stops at various Scandanavian ports to be very interesting.

Henrie O. returns for a long awaited new engagement, featuring new and old well-drawn charcters as Carolyn Hart again intrigues readers with her quick thinking retired reporter. If you're planning a sea-cruise carry this mystery in your tote bag for long days in a deck chair. The plot twists will hold you spellbound to find out what happens next. The story will make you forget to eat. Weight control with pleasure cannot be beat. "Set Sail for Murder" is the seventh enty for this popular series, which keeps readers waiting for the next addition. Will Henrie O and Jimmy Lennox reuite? Nash Black, author of "Qualifying Laps" and "Taxes, Stumbling Blocks, & Pitfalls for Authors 2007."

After a much too long delay, Carolyn Hart has brought back her intrepid "senior," Henrie O. And readers are delighted! Henrie O is a role model for all who are or will become seniors. Smart and persistent, Henrie O doesn't let quarreling step-children or cruise-ship officials stop her from investigating one, then two, suspicious deaths. And all the while we're treated to entrancing Northern Europian sites. But that's not all: we learn that romantic desire doesn't wane with seniority. Let's here it for a super senior sleuth! And a great read. Thank you, Carolyn. Eleanor Sullivan, author of Assumed Dead

Her former lover Jimmy Lennox married Sophia Montgomery instead of Henrie O Collins so when he comes begging for her help she wants to tell him to ask his wife instead. Jimmy explains that Sophia has had a series of accidents that individually seems to affirm she is clumsy, but in total make him suspect a family member wants to hurt perhaps kill her. He assumes it is one of Sophia's stepchildren from a previous marriage and wants Henrie O to join them on a cruise in order to keep his spouse safe and to uncover who wants to harm her. On the two week cruise of the Baltic, Henrie O quickly realizes that all the stepchildren loathe Sophia with good cause. However, which one wants her dead before she announces her plans for their inheritance that she legally controls seems impossible to determine as every family member wants her dead, money or not. The latest investigative tale starring retired reporter Henrie O is a fabulous entry due to a strong support cast especially Jimmy, Sophia, and the wannabes. The story line is filled with red herrings, terrific knots and twists, and several suspects with strong motives to kill. Fans of the series will appreciate this tale as Henrie O struggles to control her feelings for James while wondering just who demands death for Sophia. Harriet Klausner