Episode 34: The Inspiration behind January set mystery THE GUERNSEY FERRY MURDERS

A body on a ferry and a body under a rotting houseboat, what connects them? DI Andy Horton has to find out in THE GUERNSEY FERRY MURDERS, number 13 in the Solent Murder Mytery series of currently 19. What inspired me to write this DI Andy Horton crime novel. Detective Inspector Andy Horton is in Guernsey when he receives an urgent call from his friend, Inspector John Guilbert: ‘A woman’s been found dead on the ferry which sailed from Portsmouth this morning.’ The dead woman is discovered in her cabin lying face down in the confined space between the beds. The door locked from the inside. Horton and Guilbert suspect foul play. Back on his boat at Southsea Marina, Horton receives another call, this time from Sergeant Warren. A vagrant’s body is discovered under one of the old houseboats near Langstone Harbour. Shot in the chest.Troubled by questions surrounding both deaths, Horton dives headfirst into his investigations, where dark secrets lead to destruction. "Terrific read by my favourite author." Avril Adams "Brilliant story, exciting and full of twists, couldn’t put the book down. "CJ By Pauline Rowson Pauline Rowson