"A Chef Paul Delamare mystery"--Page 1 of dust jacket

"While his flooded house undergoes repairs, chef-turned-writer Paul Delamare has been offered an accommodation upgrade: an all-expenses-paid trip aboard a private superyacht in the company of Xéra, one of his dearest friends. Paul will help Xéra work on her memoirs as Maldemer glides its sumptuous way to the Caribbean. The scenery is stunning, the luxury is unparalleled, and the food--well, at least the dishes that Paul is roped into preparing--are delicious. The hired chef, meanwhile, seems completely out of her depth. ... When Xéra's priceless new necklace goes missing, Paul falls under suspicion. But there's far worse in store, as one of the passengers is found dead in mysterious and grisly circumstances. The stormy weather matches the threatening mood onboard, and as Maldemer veers off course, every semblance of order goes with it"--

"Previously published in Great Britain by Bantam ... as Murder below deck"--Copyright page