The cruise connection

In this, the third in the series of humour-spiked 'Bob Burns Investigates' mysteries, the droll Scottish Detective Inspector is once again aided by foxy forensic scientist Julie Bryson, and abetted by the keener-than-smart rookie detective Andy Green. As in Bob's previous adventures 'The Mallorca Connection' and 'The Sporran Connection', the action (of which there is plenty!) eventually shifts from Scotland to more 'exotic' foreign locations, deftly described in the Author's trademark way. A strong cast of sharply-drawn and colourful characters gives Bob Burns and his two unlikely sidekicks plenty to cope with in an intriguing story of greed, guile, deceit and double-dealing that's sparked off by the discovery of a severed finger in a cruise ship passenger's quiche Lorraine.