A Fatal Crossing: Unputdownable cosy crime from The Sunday Times bestselling author

Tom Hindle

Jan 2022 · Random House

About this ebook

'Dazzling' Crime Monthly
'My kind of book!' Belfast Telegraph
'Captivating' My Weekly Magazine
'Ingenious' Crime Time

'Suspenseful' Country Life Magazine
_____________________________________

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.
________________________________________________________

'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

Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle was a no.8 Sunday Times bestseller 04/02/24

Ratings and reviews

This book keep me gripping the edge of my seat the whole time! I usually found Agatha Christie inspired books to be lacking in term of capturing the essence of what makes her stories great. But this one perfectly capture it & deliver it nicely, so, good job Tom!

A Proper Old Fashioned Who Dunnit

About the author

Tom Hindle is originally from Yorkshire and now lives in Oxfordshire, where he works for a digital PR agency. A FATAL CROSSING is Tom's debut novel and was inspired by masters of the crime genre from Agatha Christie to Anthony Horowitz.