What gave you the idea for the book?
The idea for my novel Wife Overboard came to me a couple of years ago when I went on a cruise with my wife. Firstly, I must say that both my wife and I are alive and well. Nevertheless, it got me thinking. When we got home I begun to look into the cruise industry, and was startled by my research. There was certainly a side to cruising we had not been shown, and one that is not highlighted in the glossy cruise brochures.
What did your initial research reveal?
At first I questioned how many people a year actually go missing from cruise ships and ferries, and how many accidents and sudden deaths there were, and how quite often they did not seem to be properly investigated. If that was the case why did we not know about it? I also asked myself how the cruise lines could keep it quiet. It is the biggest growing holiday sector and getting bigger every year. I certainly realised that I was uncovering facts that probably most cruisers do not think about.
I certainly knew I had a good story. I knew I had my ending albeit I wanted to have one with a twist. The more I looked up the more I discovered a darker side to the cruise industry.
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