Book Review: The Captain's Fund

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

The Captain's Fund     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Raina Wissing Harris
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Cozy
Resource Power, Dec 1999, $6.99, 293 pp.

Nathan and Jennifer Palmer are enjoying a romantic holiday on St. Maarten when they spot a drifting boat with no one on it. They swim to the boat and go on board, but find no registry or log. They do spot a small book. The Palmers are unaware that an evil person has watched them and that malevolent being believes they took something that belongs to him. He kills Nathan and hospitalizes Jennifer after beating them in an attempt to make them reveal where they hid what he wants.

Massachusetts State Police Officer Scott McKay is assigned to help the local police force. His old partner Rod Williams is on the island, grieving the loss of his wife and his father. M.C. Burke also happens to be at St. Maarten checking into a rumor that diamonds were being smuggled into his family jewelry store. These three people meet for the first time and a friendship forms as well as a collaboration to find the link between Nathan's murder and the diamonds.

THE CAPTAIN'S FUND is a romantic mystery that is fun to read. The glamour of St. Maarten is described in loving detail. The interesting mystery is complex enough to hold audience attention throughout the tale. Raina Wissing Harris proves she is a talented writer, especially when she describes the atmosphere of an American cop working in a foreign country. This touch adds credibility to a refreshing romantic suspense that is worth reading.

Harriet Klausner

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