A Reason to Kill - Ship’s Detective - Book 7 - Steve Higgs

Aug 6, 2026

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Patricia Fisher, a ship’s detective aboard the Aurelia, tries to enjoy a short New York break with her boyfriend when an unexpected phone call interrupts everything. A local pay-phone number and unsettling details point toward a mystery that quickly tightens around the ship’s daily life and the people onboard. With the help of Jermaine and her security team, Patricia must investigate while secrets, shifting relationships, and mounting threats threaten both her safety and her ability to get answers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages189

Reading Time4 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

The Phone Call

A Familiar Face

Keeping Secrets

Houston Investments

Watching

Out of the Frying Pan

Completely Senile

Chief of Police

Dinner with Friends

Hugo Lockhart

Breakfast News

The Girlfriend

Debt Collectors

Retaliation

Everyone is Missing

Vanished

Ready to Kill

A Connection Finally

Paid to Kill

Who Shot Them?

Barbie and Hugo

Fish in a Barrel

Clarification Required

Stress-induced Ulcer

Master of Disguise

The Man with the Mullet

Pop Star Lookalike

William Chalice

Trapped

Enraged Steel Rhinoceros

The Accountant

The Clues that got Missed

Where’s Barbie

Epilogue

Author’s Note: What’s next for Patricia?

A Reason to Kill Patricia Fisher: Ship’s Detective Book 7 Steve Higgs [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Text Copyright © 2023 Steven J Higgs Publisher: Steve Higgs The right of Steve Higgs to be identified as author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. The book is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author ’sand publisher ’s rights and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly. ‘A Reason to Kill’ is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations, places, events and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locations is entirely coincidental. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Table of Contents The Phone Call A Familiar Face Keeping Secrets Houston Investments Watching Out of the Frying Pan Completely Senile Chief of Police Dinner with Friends Hugo Lockhart Breakfast News The Girlfriend Debt Collectors Retaliation Everyone is Missing Vanished Ready to Kill A Connection Finally Paid to Kill Who Shot Them? Barbie and Hugo Fish in a Barrel Clarification Required Stress-induced Ulcer Master of Disguise The Man with the Mullet Pop Star Lookalike William Chalice Trapped Enraged Steel Rhinoceros The Accountant The Clues that got Missed Where’s Barbie Epilogue Author ’s Note: What’s next for Patricia? Free Books and More [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) The Phone Call I was queuing to buy a hotdog from a street stand when my phone rang. The sound of it made my right eye twitch for there was no good reason for anyone to be calling me; not so far as I could see. In New York for a two-day break with my boyfriend, Alistair, I wanted to be left alone by pretty much everyone else on the planet. I wanted to do daft touristy stuff like eat a hotdog in the street with the backdrop of Times Square all around me. It was just after noon on our first day and so far I hadn’t really been anywhere or done anything. Savouring the sights and sounds, there were people everywhere I looked-it truly is a bustling metropolis, and they were all going places. The smell of car exhaust fumes mixed with the odour of food and a cold breeze bit at my face each time the wind blew. I’d chosen to dress for the occasion. A new camel-coloured winter coat fell almost to my knees where it met the top of a pair of brand-new brown boots that hugged my calves. The boots matched the shade of leather on my handbag, which I carried looped over my right arm. I wore a dress for once which is something I typically avoid because my working life requires me to run all too often. I might be running to chase someone – I’m employed as a detective onboard a cruise ship. Equally, I might be running to get away as the people I chase sometimes want me to stop trying to catch them committing whatever heinous or ridiculous crime they might have chosen to pursue. Truthfully, I get a lot of the latter. Thankfully, I have a team of armed security officers to assist me, and they can generally be relied upon to intervene before I get killed. Then there is my butler, Jermaine. When I first boarded the cruise ship, I found myself staying in the royal suite which comes with a member of staff, a bit like Downton Abbey. I mention the famous British period drama because Jermaine is Jamaican, but speaks as though he is among the cast of the show. He doesn’t like to admit it, but the accent is one hundred perce

FAQs

Who is Patricia Fisher in the story?

Patricia Fisher is a fifty-three-year-old English detective working onboard the cruise ship Aurelia. She leads investigations for crimes that occur during the voyage.

What triggers the main conflict at the start?

A phone call interrupts Patricia while she is out in New York. The number appears wrong and is placed locally from a pay phone, leading to confusion and suspicion.

Who supports Patricia during her investigations?

Jermaine serves as Patricia’s butler and protector, and she also has a team of armed security officers. Her assistant, Sam Chalk, helps as well despite his cognitive limitations.

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