Who's Killing the Serenity Cruise?
(2025)(The seventh book in the Old Guys Murder Mystery series)
A novel by Jon Spoelstra
Getting murdered on a dream cruise is more than bad luck.
It’s crazy.
That’s what’s gonna happen to one hapless passenger unless Serenity Cruise coughs up one million bucks.
Charlie and Ben are placed on board to ferret out the killer. They aren’t alone; there are some undercover FBI agents. Any one of the 800 passengers and 200 crew could be the killer. This maiden voyage of Serenity Cruise is 16 days long, weaving around ports in the Caribbean, going through the Panama Canal, and then going up the Baja Peninsula to LA, giving Charlie and Ben no rest (full transparency: not exactly true; as you know, Charlie and Ben have fun anywhere) in their quest.
There are some obvious candidates who the killer is (you’ll know them) and some non-obvious ones that would fool anybody. There are some rumored secret hidden rooms on Serenity, which makes this a jigsaw puzzle with too many pieces.
If you’re in the mood for a quirky mystery novel that plunks humor and suspense into the same blender, put this book in your hands today.
For sure, this book reads fast. Old guys like things fast.
By the way, this book doesn’t have cursing, not even amusing cursing. If this bothers you, feel free to let fly where you wish while reading the book. The author won’t be offended.
Get it now.
WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT OTHER ‘WHO’S KILLING’ BOOKS…
“Looking for something to make you laugh? This is it. It captures the joy of aging and the camaraderie of men. The mystery was okay, the fun was in getting there.”
“This was one of the most enjoyable books I have read in ages. It is funny throughout but has really touched on real life. It has a great cast of characters that one would love to have as friends.”
“First of all, the main character is older and isn’t portrayed as A Superman. The anecdotes at the beginning of each chapter had me sharing most of them with my husband. And I must admit out of the literally thousands of mysteries I have read, none have ended this way.”
“If you’re a senior who often reminisces about your younger days, you’ll love this book. It’s not politically correct but an honest take on what life was like before the internet.”
���Must reading for us old guys. A fast paced, imaginative, and laugh-out-loud funny mystery. Lovable characters, especially Beach, the stray dog.”
“This book had me laughing several times while keeping me into the mystery going on. The old guys really won me over here. Enjoy!”
“I loved this book. Funny, irreverent and surprising twists make for a great read. As an officially old person, I can relate!”
“Honesty chapter 12, that was a gut buster for me. I laugh whenever I think about it.
You will love this book; it is a mystery but sometimes funny.”
“What a great book to put first the older generation’s life history and challenges along with solving a mystery I am close to the main character’s age. I have not laughed so hard in a long time.”
“I was thinking of another book series to compare this to. The 1st that came to mind was the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Both series feature old people as protagonists. Both are fun to read. Both are mostly cozy mysteries. The one element I like better in Spoelstra’s series is that the main characters are American with American humor. This is not to swat at the British, not at all: the Old Guys Murder series is just more fun for me, as an American, to read. So there it is plain and simple: I’m reading not to make myself smarter, but for the fun of it all.”
Genre: Cozy Mystery
It’s crazy.
That’s what’s gonna happen to one hapless passenger unless Serenity Cruise coughs up one million bucks.
Charlie and Ben are placed on board to ferret out the killer. They aren’t alone; there are some undercover FBI agents. Any one of the 800 passengers and 200 crew could be the killer. This maiden voyage of Serenity Cruise is 16 days long, weaving around ports in the Caribbean, going through the Panama Canal, and then going up the Baja Peninsula to LA, giving Charlie and Ben no rest (full transparency: not exactly true; as you know, Charlie and Ben have fun anywhere) in their quest.
There are some obvious candidates who the killer is (you’ll know them) and some non-obvious ones that would fool anybody. There are some rumored secret hidden rooms on Serenity, which makes this a jigsaw puzzle with too many pieces.
If you’re in the mood for a quirky mystery novel that plunks humor and suspense into the same blender, put this book in your hands today.
For sure, this book reads fast. Old guys like things fast.
By the way, this book doesn’t have cursing, not even amusing cursing. If this bothers you, feel free to let fly where you wish while reading the book. The author won’t be offended.
Get it now.
WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT OTHER ‘WHO’S KILLING’ BOOKS…
“Looking for something to make you laugh? This is it. It captures the joy of aging and the camaraderie of men. The mystery was okay, the fun was in getting there.”
“This was one of the most enjoyable books I have read in ages. It is funny throughout but has really touched on real life. It has a great cast of characters that one would love to have as friends.”
“First of all, the main character is older and isn’t portrayed as A Superman. The anecdotes at the beginning of each chapter had me sharing most of them with my husband. And I must admit out of the literally thousands of mysteries I have read, none have ended this way.”
“If you’re a senior who often reminisces about your younger days, you’ll love this book. It’s not politically correct but an honest take on what life was like before the internet.”
���Must reading for us old guys. A fast paced, imaginative, and laugh-out-loud funny mystery. Lovable characters, especially Beach, the stray dog.”
“This book had me laughing several times while keeping me into the mystery going on. The old guys really won me over here. Enjoy!”
“I loved this book. Funny, irreverent and surprising twists make for a great read. As an officially old person, I can relate!”
“Honesty chapter 12, that was a gut buster for me. I laugh whenever I think about it.
You will love this book; it is a mystery but sometimes funny.”
“What a great book to put first the older generation’s life history and challenges along with solving a mystery I am close to the main character’s age. I have not laughed so hard in a long time.”
“I was thinking of another book series to compare this to. The 1st that came to mind was the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Both series feature old people as protagonists. Both are fun to read. Both are mostly cozy mysteries. The one element I like better in Spoelstra’s series is that the main characters are American with American humor. This is not to swat at the British, not at all: the Old Guys Murder series is just more fun for me, as an American, to read. So there it is plain and simple: I’m reading not to make myself smarter, but for the fun of it all.”
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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