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A Fatal Crossing
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  • Published: 20 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529156300
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464

A Fatal Crossing

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Paperback
29 Nov 2022
Tr. Paperback
18 Jan 2022
EBook
20 Jan 2022
Audiobook
20 Jan 2022
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Gripping crime fiction set on board a cruise liner sailing from Southampton to New York in the 1920s. This fresh take on the classic locked-room mystery will appeal to fans of Anthony Horowitz, Sophie Hannah and Richard Osman.

'Dazzling' Crime Monthly
'My kind of book!' Belfast Telegraph
'Captivating' My Weekly Magazine
'Suspenseful' Country Life Magazine
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*WATERSTONES AUGUST THRILLER OF THE MONTH*

November 1924. The Endeavour sets sail to New York with 2,000 passengers - and a killer - on board .

When an elderly gentleman is found dead at the foot of a staircase, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare it a tragic accident. But James Temple, a strong-minded Scotland Yard inspector, is certain there is more to this misfortune than meets the eye.

Birch agrees to investigate, and the trail quickly leads to the theft of a priceless painting. Its very existence is known only to its owner . . . and the now dead man.

With just days remaining until they reach New York, and even Temple's purpose on board the Endeavour proving increasingly suspicious, Birch's search for the culprit is fraught with danger.

And all the while, the passengers continue to roam the ship with a killer in their midst.
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'A very clever plot and a final twist which will delight Agatha Christie fans. You will love it!!!' Ragnar Jónasson

'With twist after gut-punching twist, A Fatal Crossing really is an ingenious thriller. Highly recommend' M. W. Craven

'It twists and turns like the best of Christie' - Peterborough Telegraph

'A tantalizing and captivating plot, filled with detail and texture to enhance the feeling of the halcyon days of the liners and their times' Shots Magazine

'The action unfolds at a rip-roaring pace in this perfectly executed homage to the Golden Age of crime, which features a deviously devised plot boasting a final twist worthy of Christie herself. I absolutely loved it' Anita Frank

'Twists and turns cartwheel to a blindsiding finish' Woman's Weekly

'My favourite westward Atlantic crossing detective novel is Peter Lovesey's The Fake Inspector Dew (1981), but A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle is a first-rate addition to the corpus [...] A very good debut novel' The Critic
  • Published: 20 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529156300
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464
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About the author

Tom Hindle

Originally hailing from Leeds, Tom Hindle lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and daughter, an overly opinionated cat and two surprisingly cunning tortoises. He is the author of A Fatal Crossing, The Murder Game, Murder on Lake Garda and Death in the Arctic - which were all inspired by masters of the crime genre such as Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz. Tom is hard at work on his next murder mystery.
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Also by Tom Hindle

Murder on Lake Garda
The Murder Game
Death in the Arctic
A Killer in Paradise
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Praise for A Fatal Crossing

Tom Hindle is one of our most exciting voices in crime fiction, with work that’s consistently punchy, intriguing, original and delightful.

Janice Hallett

That perfect recipe for a mystery: half the time you’ll marvel at Hindle’s cleverness, the other half you’ll kick yourself because he’s tricked you.

Benjamin Stevenson

So richly atmospheric you feel like you’re on board - I was utterly transported to the 1920s and loved every minute spent trying to untangle this intricately plotted mystery. Complex characters abound, historical details lock you in, and the twists and turns just keep coming. I haven’t felt my jaw drop like that at an ending in a long time - you absolutely won’t see this one coming!

Kristen Perrin