On average, 23 people a year disappear from the world's cruise ships.
They are written off as accidents or suicides. But what if they're not?
Five years ago Martin Schwarz, a police psychologist, lost his wife and
son. They were holidaying on a cruise ship when they simply vanished. A
lackluster investigation was unable to shed any light on what
happened--murder-suicide being the coroner's verdict. It is a verdict
that has haunted Martin ever since, blighting his life. But then he is
contacted by an elderly woman, a writer, who claims to have information
regarding their fate and wants him to come on board The Sultan of the
Seas immediately.
She explains that his wife and son are not the only mother and child
pair to have disappeared. Only a few months ago another mother and
daughter also vanished. She believes there may be a serial killer on
board.
But when the missing daughter reappears--carrying the teddy bear of
Martin's missing son--it becomes apparent that the truth could be much,
much worse.