Sailing to Capri

by Elizabeth Adler

Book Overview

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Adler invites you on a decadent Mediterranean cruise--where nothing is what it seems, no one is telling the truth, and murder is on the agenda... When English tycoon Sir Robert Waldo Hardwick dies mysteriously in a car accident, he leaves behind a note naming six people he suspects might have wanted him dead. Daisy Kean, and P.I. Harry Montana team up to take the suspects--and also six 'red herrings'--on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312339666
• ISBN13: 9780312339661
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Linnie

Very well written. Easy to read and gave the feeling that you were actually with the characters in the places they were visiting. A nice read for a sunday afternoon.

WONDERFUL

Thank you for another winner Ms Adler. A great mystery with exceptional characters and marvelous scenery discription. So looking forward to your next book.

Perfect summer or cruise book

Sailing To Capri opens at the funeral of Sir Robert Hardwick where we meet his dear friend and assistant Daisy Keane and his PI, Harry Montanta. Daisy is visabally shaken by the death of Hardwick only to learn from a letter delivered by Montana that he could possibly have been killed by one of six people that he listed. Hardwick requests that Daisy and Montana invite each one of the six suspects plus a few "red herrings" to take a Mediteranian cruise aboard a private yaght to the Villa Belkiss on the island of Capri and once they arrive, they will read Hardwicks final will. The story then moves on to introduce each one of the suspects in the murder, their relationship with Hardwick, why they could have been guilty, and how they react to the invitations. Once the cruise begins, the attraction between Montana and Daisy picks up only to be side lined by the on going investigation and the truths that begin to surface while on the way to Capri. By the end of the story, the murderer will be revealed and second chances will be given to the rest of the "friends" of Hardwick. Sailing To Capri is an enjoyable page turner which has a bit of mystery and romance. If you have not read a book by Adler yet, I suggest you give this one a try and head off to the Island of Capri.

Easy Breezy .....

This was a wonderful light read. I enjoyed the descriptions, mystery, great dog and light romance. One of the better beach books I have read this summner.

A sensual beach read

"Moonlight on the water, champagne, soft Mediterranean nights..." The French Riviera beckons enticingly in summer to those who travel by private luxury yacht and to those who are armchair travelers. Sailing to Capri aboard the megayacht Blue Boat will spoil the reader with decadent luxury --- a wine cellar, "a glass-enclosed piano bar, which slowly revolved to take in the view," and Picasso and Matisse art enhancing the pale aqua and tawny sand and ivory color scheme. New York Times bestselling author and world traveler Elizabeth Adler has established a niche of romance novels set in the luxurious destinations along the Cote d'Azur. SAILING TO CAPRI is the latest in her series, including SUMMER IN TUSCANY, INVITATION TO PROVENCE, THE HOTEL RIVIERA and THE HOUSE IN AMALFI. Sailing to Capri millionaire-style would not be complete without romance, mystery and fine wines. Adler describes lavish suites aboard the yacht with private stewardesses to cater to every desire, a master chef to prepare the freshest catch from the local markets of the ports in Monte Carlo, Saint-Tropez and Sorrento. This cruise, however, has an added bonus of $100,000 for each guest on this invitation only trip to "celebrate the life of Sir Robert Hardwick." At the end of the cruise in Capri, Hardwick's will is to be read at his Villa Belkiss. Each guest has reason to believe he or she will be the recipient of one of Forbes's richest men. English mega-tycoon Sir Robert Hardwick begins receiving threatening emails and suspects someone from his past may harm him. Before his mysterious and sudden car accident, he leaves instructions with a private investigator and friend, Harry Montana, for six people to be invited on a Mediterranean cruise aboard a private yacht to celebrate his life --- and to reveal his killer. The guests include his ex-wife, his ex-mistress, his first true love, an ex-business friend, an ex-business partner, and an ex-friend. The characters are a diverse group whose secrets and vices have nearly destroyed them. "Each of them has a flaw. And each one resents me, even though I did what I thought best for them." Bob's influence on the people in his life is explored and the effect money plays in relationships, friendships and partnerships. Daisy Keane, Bob's personal assistant and best friend, is to host this luxury cruise along with Harry Montana, the "kind of man you could put in any town in the world and he'd know the best places to go." And because every good beach read is expected to contain sex and sizzle, those "places to go" would include Daisy's cool suite aboard the Blue Boat with "curtains drawn against the afternoon sun." As Adler assembles the characters for the five-day cruise to Capri, including Daisy's best friend Bordelaise, we are treated to the scents, sounds, mist, café's and palazzos of Nice, Venice and Málaga. The romance between Harry Montana and Daisy Keane sails along slowly but surely. There is no dynamic meeting of the two as in on