Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar

When life gives you lemons, empty your cheating husband's bank accounts and go on a cruise.That's right, isn't it?Fuelled by anger, and decision-impaired by gin, Patricia boards the world's finest luxury cruise ship for a three-month tour of the world ...... and awakes to find herself embroiled in a thirty-year-old priceless jewel theft.Less than twenty-four hours after setting sail, she's accused of murder and confined to her cabin. Thankfully, she is staying in the royal suite and that means she has a butler to help her. When he recruits his gym instructor BFF, Barbie, the trio turn detective to find the real killer.But someone on board doesn't want them to succeed and when the next body is found in her kitchen, the team realise it's more than just her freedom at stake.They'd better solve this fast or all three of them might be next.Read this fast-paced adventure as a middle-aged housewife throws off the shackles of her old life and becomes the woman she was always meant to be.

'When Steve Higgs writes, he hits it out of the park. I find myself laughing out loud and often.'"Mr. Higgs managed to create an older female protagonist who acted her age and was still interesting. Her anger, confusion, and grief to catching her husband cheating with her friend was believable and relatable. Wiping out the bank account and going on a cruise was inspired and hilarious.""Patricia is an authentic, engaging, and sympathetic character, an honest voice, even pointing out to herself, and the reader, she had no idea what she was doing, her thoughts pingponging back and forth on her decisions. The strength of her personality drags Jermaine, her butler from her suite, and Barbie, her fitness instructor, along with her as she searches for clues to prove her innocence. The burgeoning friendships between them is as entertaining as it is heartwarming.""Absolutely terrific! As a somewhat overweight 50-something, I found the story not only lots of fun to read, but also encouraging. I'll definitely be reading more in this series.""This book was better than an actual cruise. I enjoyed every page and could not put it down. The characters were well defined and the ending was a great surprise.""Funny, light-hearted murder mystery with a wonderful ending!"

When Steve Higgs wrote his debut novel, Paranormal Nonsense, he was a Captain in the British Army. He would love to pretend that he had one of those careers that has to be redacted and in general denied by the government and that he has had to change his name and continually move about because he is still on the watch list in several countries. In truth though, he started out as a mechanic. Not like Jason Statham, sneaking about as a contract killer, more like one of those greasy gits that charge you a fortune and keep your car for a week when all you went in for was a squeaky door hinge.At school, he was mostly disinterested in every subject except creative writing, for which, at age ten, he won his first award. However, calling it his first award suggests that there have been more, which there have not. Accolades may come but, in the meantime, he is having a ball writing mystery stories and crime thrillers and claims to have more than a hundred books forming an unruly queue in his head as they clamor to get out. Now retired from the military, he lives in the southeast corner of England with a trio of lazy sausage dogs. Surrounded by rolling hills, brooding castles, and vineyards, he doubts he will ever leave, the beer is just too good.