Art is a huge feature onboard ship. Open to theft. The most expensive cruise ship on the seas, which prides itself on its expensive art collection, finds it has a problem. The bigger problem is how it handles it. Paintings are worth considerable amounts of money; the sums people kill for. In Book 4 of the CSCI Cruise Ship Crime Investigators series, the team are now established, and their combined talents come together to solve a huge art swindle. The characters are also shocked by a major reveal of the past. The paperback and Kindle are out now on Amazon but will not be loaded into the YouTube series until the parts before it are up.

The audiobook of this fourth book in the CSCI series is due to be completed in 2023 and available on Audible for Christmas. It should be loaded into YouTube in 2024 to add to the series that gains listeners, and reader listeners (those who read as they listen) each week.

Work being demanded on the movie development has gotten in the way of progress a little, however, book seven is now in development.

You may have seen Stuart St Paul as a guest on a cruise ship, being interviewed on his movie career, or talking about the difference between writing a screenplay and a novel. His time as a director or as a stuntman, including being the Queen Alien in James Cameron’s Aliens.

Stuart St Paul spent over 40 years in the A-List movie screenplays and award-winning television and has now turned his hand to novels. His list of major movie credits and familiar TV shows is impressive. They read like fast-paced movies, which is no surprise. Twists and turns and high drama throughout. When he started, he had Tom Hanks in mind as Kieron Philips and as they developed, he saw Chandra Wilson as Wild Mary. You may have your own thoughts on these characters. The Cruise Ship Crime Detective agency sets up in Miami after the coming together of characters in the Heist. Each play as a stand-alone story, but the series sees the characters grow.

Essentials reading of a cruise. You will cruise with the story.

The CSCI series starts here. get on board.

D. Withington

5.0 out of 5 starsA gripping cruise-accurate page-turning thriller

Format: Kindle Edition

A gripping cruise-accurate page-turning thriller that I couldn’t put down. I’m not normally into fiction – but this book had me gripped from beginning to end. If you’ve ever been on a cruise, you’ll recognise so much of cruise life from Stuart St Paul’s brilliant story-telling. But this is far more than an ordinary cruise. It’s a brilliant adventure with many twists and turns. If you’re anything like me, you won’t be able to put it down.

Chivsmum

5.0 out of 5 stars  An Excellent Cruise Ship Read

Format: Kindle Edition

I read this book while on my last cruise on P & O Ventura to the US and the Caribbean and I must say once I started it I was hooked and couldn’t put it down, sitting up late into the night to read another chapter. I really like reading books with a cruise theme while actually on a cruise. The story was exciting and certainly kept your interest. Looking forward to the next one.