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Mersey Murder Mysteries #3
A Mersey Maiden
A peaceful cricket match on a warm summer’s day turns to murder and mystery, as the star player Aaron Decker is found dead in his bed, his girlfriend sleeping soundly beside him.
Political implications are considered, before the case takes on a new twist with links to the disappearance of a German U-Boat and a British warship in 1945. With the mysterious Aegis Institute hovering in the background of the investigation, D.I Andy Ross and his team are dragged into their most complex case to date.
With events in Britain, Germany, the U.S.A and a secret submarine base in Canada all involved, Ross and his team will need to work together with international law enforcement agencies and a respected German historian to not only solve the murder of Aaron Decker, but the strange case of the U3000's last voyage.
Political implications are considered, before the case takes on a new twist with links to the disappearance of a German U-Boat and a British warship in 1945. With the mysterious Aegis Institute hovering in the background of the investigation, D.I Andy Ross and his team are dragged into their most complex case to date.
With events in Britain, Germany, the U.S.A and a secret submarine base in Canada all involved, Ross and his team will need to work together with international law enforcement agencies and a respected German historian to not only solve the murder of Aaron Decker, but the strange case of the U3000's last voyage.
- GenresMystery
427 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 16, 2016
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About the author
Brian L. Porter
62 books71 followersFormerly a member of the Royal Air Force, Brian L Porter is an award-winning author, and a dedicated dog rescuer, with the distinction of having more than twenty Amazon #1 bestsellers to his name. He has written under three pseudonyms, with bestsellers coming under each of his writing guises. The majority of those have come under his Brian L Porter name with four coming under his Harry Porter and Juan Pablo Jalisco names.
Nowadays, he divides his time between writing his popular Mersey Murder Mystery series of books, and his immensely successful true-life Family of Rescue Dogs series, all featuring the dogs that form part of his own family, and all having been Amazon #1 bestsellers.
Nowadays, he divides his time between writing his popular Mersey Murder Mystery series of books, and his immensely successful true-life Family of Rescue Dogs series, all featuring the dogs that form part of his own family, and all having been Amazon #1 bestsellers.
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December 17, 2019
A Mersey Maiden is the third book in Brian L. Porter's clever and complex 'Mersey Murder Mysteries' series set in England in modern times. I've read all six novels that have been written to date and am looking forward to the seventh when it's published in the near future. While the books focus on Detective Inspector Ross and his special investigation team in and around Liverpool and the River Mersey in England, this story takes us from the end of WWII to modern Germany and the USA, covering at least 4 murders that happen during the crux of the story. (There might be others in history, but those are not the direct focus, and I'm not giving everything away!)
What stands out most in this book is the sheer volume of research and planning that went into the story's production. Of course, there are the normal red herrings, clues, and interesting twists, but the details are intensely thorough and well-plotted above his norm (which is quite high). To develop a story of this caliber, Porter had to carefully lay small and discrete elements that collide together like a fireworks explosion near the end. But it's not just once or twice.... the levels and layers keep popping in the last 10% showing what we think we understand isn't fully fleshed out until the finale and then some. It's like a wonderful roller coaster ride where you think you've hit that last and final mega-drop, but then you get the jaw-dropping surprise of yet another one!
From the precise use and design of submarines to life-threatening diving techniques, Porter challenges readers to navigate the murky English Channel and how it's changed in the last ~70 years. What if a small watercraft was sunk but never found? What if it contained secrets Hitler wanted to keep hidden? What if information had been passed through generations until love was questioned between people who knew nothing of the past? Porter handles it all adeptly and provides a bevy of side stories about each of the detectives or investigators working on this case. Many of our favorites have big steps in their personal lives or moments that clarify how good they truly are.
This was a very well-rounded and easy-to-read installment in the series. It might be my favorite, but I'm neck-and-neck with another that also gave me all the amazing reader feels. Looking forward to the next one with great excitement.
What stands out most in this book is the sheer volume of research and planning that went into the story's production. Of course, there are the normal red herrings, clues, and interesting twists, but the details are intensely thorough and well-plotted above his norm (which is quite high). To develop a story of this caliber, Porter had to carefully lay small and discrete elements that collide together like a fireworks explosion near the end. But it's not just once or twice.... the levels and layers keep popping in the last 10% showing what we think we understand isn't fully fleshed out until the finale and then some. It's like a wonderful roller coaster ride where you think you've hit that last and final mega-drop, but then you get the jaw-dropping surprise of yet another one!
From the precise use and design of submarines to life-threatening diving techniques, Porter challenges readers to navigate the murky English Channel and how it's changed in the last ~70 years. What if a small watercraft was sunk but never found? What if it contained secrets Hitler wanted to keep hidden? What if information had been passed through generations until love was questioned between people who knew nothing of the past? Porter handles it all adeptly and provides a bevy of side stories about each of the detectives or investigators working on this case. Many of our favorites have big steps in their personal lives or moments that clarify how good they truly are.
This was a very well-rounded and easy-to-read installment in the series. It might be my favorite, but I'm neck-and-neck with another that also gave me all the amazing reader feels. Looking forward to the next one with great excitement.
September 2, 2019
4.5/5 intricate murder mystery full of intrigue.
First, let me explain that this title is related to cricket, a British game I couldn't, for the life of me, understand. The book opens with a game of cricket with the star being an American college student who's later found dead in his bed, beside his soundly sleeping girlfriend.
From there on the story picks up, with flashbacks to WWII and an intriguing and complicated plot I was sure the author wouldn't be able to make the ends tie. But tie they did and in a nice, tidy way.
There were a lot of descriptions I thought wasn't necessary, but the overall story and its set of characters kept me going, moments of “Oh” catching me by surprise every now and then.
It's a very well written crime / detective story, my first by this author and the third in this series, and at the end, no loose threads were left.
It was obvious the author had done a thorough research about WWII, submarines, diving and forensics and real facts on the topic were thrown in, giving it a more realistic appeal.
The banter between the characters felt natural, the writing style easy to read, and the tone suspenseful and mysterious and humorous at times.
Overall, it's a great read and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys crime/detective thrillers with a touch of historical events.
First, let me explain that this title is related to cricket, a British game I couldn't, for the life of me, understand. The book opens with a game of cricket with the star being an American college student who's later found dead in his bed, beside his soundly sleeping girlfriend.
From there on the story picks up, with flashbacks to WWII and an intriguing and complicated plot I was sure the author wouldn't be able to make the ends tie. But tie they did and in a nice, tidy way.
There were a lot of descriptions I thought wasn't necessary, but the overall story and its set of characters kept me going, moments of “Oh” catching me by surprise every now and then.
It's a very well written crime / detective story, my first by this author and the third in this series, and at the end, no loose threads were left.
It was obvious the author had done a thorough research about WWII, submarines, diving and forensics and real facts on the topic were thrown in, giving it a more realistic appeal.
The banter between the characters felt natural, the writing style easy to read, and the tone suspenseful and mysterious and humorous at times.
Overall, it's a great read and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys crime/detective thrillers with a touch of historical events.
June 18, 2016
Can't wait for the next one
I'm so thrilled to have found this series. I love his writing style and although my Kindle books are for my commute to and from work, I'm never able to wait to see what happens in the story so they have caused many late nights!
I'm so thrilled to have found this series. I love his writing style and although my Kindle books are for my commute to and from work, I'm never able to wait to see what happens in the story so they have caused many late nights!
August 20, 2017
A Mersey Maiden by Brian L. Porter is a cozy murder mystery, the third installment in the series featuring Inspector Andy Ross and his partner, Sgt. Clarissa ‘Izzie’ Drake. They are called in to investigate the suspicious death of pro cricket star Aaron Decker, found in bed alongside his girlfriend Sally Metcalfe. The detectives realize the murder is a set-up, and they find their way past Sally onto the trail of a German corporation being watched by the American CIA. They eventually join forces with agent Jerome Decker, a relative of the deceased whose personal interest raises the stakes. Things grow explosive when they find a conspiracy to sell Nazi technology lost at sea in a submarine that only Aaron Decker and the Aegis Institute are aware of. Andy and Izzie find themselves atop a time bomb that only they may be able to defuse.
As both new readers and followers of the series will appreciate, the author injects the narrative with droll British dialogue and ribald scenarios that are never distasteful. The audience is drawn into the storyline with the gradual development of the plot, the detectives’ queries bringing us deeper into a tale enriched with authentic WWII backdrops. And, of course, we’re all wondering whether Andy and Izzie ever realize what a charming couple everyone thinks they make. Wanna know? Then pick up a copy and find out.
As both new readers and followers of the series will appreciate, the author injects the narrative with droll British dialogue and ribald scenarios that are never distasteful. The audience is drawn into the storyline with the gradual development of the plot, the detectives’ queries bringing us deeper into a tale enriched with authentic WWII backdrops. And, of course, we’re all wondering whether Andy and Izzie ever realize what a charming couple everyone thinks they make. Wanna know? Then pick up a copy and find out.
July 28, 2016
A thoroughly enjoyable read
Starting with an apparently motiveless and thus baffling murder in Liverpool, the story sends tendrils back in time to the Second World War, as well as round the globe in the present. However, Brian Porter never loses control of the strands of his story as the action moves between them, and his resolute team of detectives doggedly press forward to nail their men, unravelling an international conspiracy as they go. Another reviewer suggests there's a reliance on co-incidences. I didn't see them that way. Rather, I saw them as the best laid plans of some protagonists being scuppered by unanticipated random events; "S*** happens". The story itself is exciting and fast-paced, and moving as well in places. Little touches of domesticity humanise the proceedings. The Liverpool murder detectives are a nice bunch to spend time with. Altogether a thoroughly enjoyable read.
Starting with an apparently motiveless and thus baffling murder in Liverpool, the story sends tendrils back in time to the Second World War, as well as round the globe in the present. However, Brian Porter never loses control of the strands of his story as the action moves between them, and his resolute team of detectives doggedly press forward to nail their men, unravelling an international conspiracy as they go. Another reviewer suggests there's a reliance on co-incidences. I didn't see them that way. Rather, I saw them as the best laid plans of some protagonists being scuppered by unanticipated random events; "S*** happens". The story itself is exciting and fast-paced, and moving as well in places. Little touches of domesticity humanise the proceedings. The Liverpool murder detectives are a nice bunch to spend time with. Altogether a thoroughly enjoyable read.
March 7, 2018
Starting with the apparently motiveless murder of American student Aaron Decker Liverpool Detectives Ross and Drake are set for a baffling time in their lasted case. The detectives find themselves investigating a 21st century murder with links to a missing Second World War U-boat carrying a mysterious cargo.
The 3rd of Brian Porter's Mersey Murder Mystery's is exciting, fast paced and at times can be very moving , altogether a thoroughly enjoyable read.
If you enjoy reading murder mysteries history and espionage then this is the book for you.
The 3rd of Brian Porter's Mersey Murder Mystery's is exciting, fast paced and at times can be very moving , altogether a thoroughly enjoyable read.
If you enjoy reading murder mysteries history and espionage then this is the book for you.
July 24, 2018
Plot suspenseful and fascinating!
This series has characters who make you feel very involved in their lives and jobs. The plots are the thing though. They keep you reading late into the night 🌙!
This series has characters who make you feel very involved in their lives and jobs. The plots are the thing though. They keep you reading late into the night 🌙!
December 24, 2016
The weakest of the trilogy
To many coincidences, to much intrigue, just to much. The characters are still well drawn and likeable, I just wasn't a fan of the package they arrived in.
To many coincidences, to much intrigue, just to much. The characters are still well drawn and likeable, I just wasn't a fan of the package they arrived in.
May 1, 2018
Too long in length but the parts about WWII were good, although there was a mistake about Admiral Canaris included. You could tell the author did quite a bit of research, but he seemed to throw in facts, which were unnecessary at times.
The characters were okay, but the informality among all those involved seemed a bit out of place. I also found some verbal exchanges to be 'forced'. It wasn't a bad book, but could have been so much better with some trimming.
The characters were okay, but the informality among all those involved seemed a bit out of place. I also found some verbal exchanges to be 'forced'. It wasn't a bad book, but could have been so much better with some trimming.
August 18, 2021
The third book in the series I have read and enjoyed. The Merseyside centric murder investigation team are pleasant characters and there is authenticity in the practices. The plots are well researched and thoroughly explained as well as intriguing. This one, like the first, brought in an historical feature.
July 18, 2016
A Mersey Maiden (Book 3) - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; and A Book and A Dish
"The thing we need to do is go back to the beginning. First of all, where did the killer obtain the Ketamine?... Next, how did the killer get into the house and bedroom without the two other housemates hearing anything?... It appears the front door was locked but the back door wasn't so there's a possibility the killer entered there and crept up the stairs... Third, we really need to find the motive for the crime. So far you have some links to this American Company, Aegis, who suddenly came along and offered some kind of sponsorship to the girlfriend, with a job at the end... We know the murdered victim felt there was something 'off' about the company... You then have the frogman's body, Who is it?.. Then we have to take into consideration the fact that the victim's father is a senior officer in the C.I.A."
With all of the information rehashed during a meeting of Andy Ross, Izzie Drake and D.C.I. Oscar Agostini, it seems they are still no closer to determining the reason for the death of a young man who was a star on the Cricket team at the University he attended. What started as a normal homicide quickly turned into a trip that would take them back in history all the way to World War II. They will encounter finding a lost ship as well as a lost U-Boat that was not only on a secret mission but also contains secrets that are worth millions.
It comes as no surprise to me to find that Brian L. Porter has done it again. I became deeply involved in the history of the German U-Boat and its cargo. I also became involved in the murder mystery of the young Cricket player. But what really kept me turning the pages was the Author making such a connection between a war that had happened so many years earlier and the murder.
As with every book written by this author, that I've had the pleasure of reading, I found myself not wanting to put it down. Every page would have me wanting to go to the next with a promise to myself that I would go no further after just one more page. Porter can write a book that is 100% fiction and still have you saying to yourself 'that could be possible.'
"The thing we need to do is go back to the beginning. First of all, where did the killer obtain the Ketamine?... Next, how did the killer get into the house and bedroom without the two other housemates hearing anything?... It appears the front door was locked but the back door wasn't so there's a possibility the killer entered there and crept up the stairs... Third, we really need to find the motive for the crime. So far you have some links to this American Company, Aegis, who suddenly came along and offered some kind of sponsorship to the girlfriend, with a job at the end... We know the murdered victim felt there was something 'off' about the company... You then have the frogman's body, Who is it?.. Then we have to take into consideration the fact that the victim's father is a senior officer in the C.I.A."
With all of the information rehashed during a meeting of Andy Ross, Izzie Drake and D.C.I. Oscar Agostini, it seems they are still no closer to determining the reason for the death of a young man who was a star on the Cricket team at the University he attended. What started as a normal homicide quickly turned into a trip that would take them back in history all the way to World War II. They will encounter finding a lost ship as well as a lost U-Boat that was not only on a secret mission but also contains secrets that are worth millions.
It comes as no surprise to me to find that Brian L. Porter has done it again. I became deeply involved in the history of the German U-Boat and its cargo. I also became involved in the murder mystery of the young Cricket player. But what really kept me turning the pages was the Author making such a connection between a war that had happened so many years earlier and the murder.
As with every book written by this author, that I've had the pleasure of reading, I found myself not wanting to put it down. Every page would have me wanting to go to the next with a promise to myself that I would go no further after just one more page. Porter can write a book that is 100% fiction and still have you saying to yourself 'that could be possible.'
October 20, 2018
From the first click of leather on willow on the cricket pitch to the masterful final conclusion, this is another hit from Mr. Porter. A murder has taken place & D.I. Andy Ross is on the case with his team of trusted detectives. A sunken World War II submarine takes centre stage in this expertly crafted tale of greed & deception, leading Ross on a trail that takes him out to sea & then back again to his roots in Liverpool. It takes great skill to weave a complex crime thriller that is both compelling & believable but the author does both, knocking the ball out of the park with another literary success.
July 24, 2019
A Mersey Maiden – by Brian L. Porter
Murder, murky waters, international intrigue brings danger.
I was recommended this book as a part of a series of procedural crime thrillers; ostensibly set in Liverpool, though this book travels much farther wide. Well, I love a series and was not disappointed and have already purchased another.
A Mersey Maiden is not about a lady or a girl. ‘Maiden’ is a cricketing term, but fear not those who view cricket as a befuddling sport, for this is not about cricket, apart from a certain player rivalry, but much murkier waters. And what starts as an individual murder, spins rapidly into an intriguing plot; flashbacks to the end of WW2; a U Boat, a British Corvette, and a dead frogman (murky waters).
The Liverpool team of police detectives set out to solve the murder that has obvious suspect? Not so? But then we are left hanging as the plot grows and the intrigue increases exponentially, as does the danger. Can’t say much more for risk of spoiling a cleverly crafted story, but I love a book where an ordinary team of coppers deal with a crime of international intrigue; will they succeed; will they survive?
I recommend this book and look forward to reading the whole series.
Murder, murky waters, international intrigue brings danger.
I was recommended this book as a part of a series of procedural crime thrillers; ostensibly set in Liverpool, though this book travels much farther wide. Well, I love a series and was not disappointed and have already purchased another.
A Mersey Maiden is not about a lady or a girl. ‘Maiden’ is a cricketing term, but fear not those who view cricket as a befuddling sport, for this is not about cricket, apart from a certain player rivalry, but much murkier waters. And what starts as an individual murder, spins rapidly into an intriguing plot; flashbacks to the end of WW2; a U Boat, a British Corvette, and a dead frogman (murky waters).
The Liverpool team of police detectives set out to solve the murder that has obvious suspect? Not so? But then we are left hanging as the plot grows and the intrigue increases exponentially, as does the danger. Can’t say much more for risk of spoiling a cleverly crafted story, but I love a book where an ordinary team of coppers deal with a crime of international intrigue; will they succeed; will they survive?
I recommend this book and look forward to reading the whole series.
September 11, 2020
So, here we are at, “A Mersey Maiden,” Mr Porter's fourth book in his marvellous cop thriller series.
Let me tell you honestly that each of the books I have read so far have not dropped off in quality at all, and in fact, each of them has been better than the last. That may sound like a bit of gutless personal merchandising, but hey! I kid you not. This story, like the other two I've read, is unputdownable!
Same cops, different baddies. The baddies, to be truthful, get worse each time! They do stuff you've never heard of, and there's blood and guts everywhere.
Monsieur Brian Porter also has a unique knack of sucking in the reader and then whacking him/her in the gob with a wet fish! Digitally of course! He has a prodigious imagination I wish I had 10% of. And I'm not a bad poet!!! Let's face it, guys, anyone who can write a gripping tale where the adversaries are cricketers and submariners has a to-die-for gift!
Ok, get out your wallets and spend a few bucks keeping up to date on Liverpool's murder, rape and torture techniques.
July 19, 2019
Another top score
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What starts off as an apparently motiveless murder of a young American post-graduate and gifted cricket player who is found dead in his bed the day after a match next to his drugged girlfriend turns into a baffling mystery that calls once again for investigation by Detective Inspector Andy Ross and his team. As Andy Ross and his newly married sidekick, Sergeant Izzy Drake delve deeper into the background, helped by new team members Detective Constable Derek McLennan and Paul Ferris under their new chief DCI Agostini, they uncover layer upon layer of intrigue and greed on an international scale based on a mystery that began in 1945 with a missing German U-boat and British warship. With the added help of a respected German naval historian who plays an important role in this complicated case, Andy Ross and his team bring the past to life so vividly one begins to imagine the events actually happened.
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What starts off as an apparently motiveless murder of a young American post-graduate and gifted cricket player who is found dead in his bed the day after a match next to his drugged girlfriend turns into a baffling mystery that calls once again for investigation by Detective Inspector Andy Ross and his team. As Andy Ross and his newly married sidekick, Sergeant Izzy Drake delve deeper into the background, helped by new team members Detective Constable Derek McLennan and Paul Ferris under their new chief DCI Agostini, they uncover layer upon layer of intrigue and greed on an international scale based on a mystery that began in 1945 with a missing German U-boat and British warship. With the added help of a respected German naval historian who plays an important role in this complicated case, Andy Ross and his team bring the past to life so vividly one begins to imagine the events actually happened.
May 1, 2019
The author begins his excellent story quite well, setting the scene in Liverpool and allowing the reader to picture it in their own mind. The story is well paced, never dull, and never too fast, each new clue or suspect flows seamlessly into the story line. Many crime thriller's in my opinion are thin and lifeless, with a "deus ex machina" style ending that is infuriating. Brian Porter instead, builds the plot and list of suspects in succinct layers, until at the end I felt that I enjoyed a cerebral feast. I highly recommend this book to any and all readers, and I cannot wait until I read another of his books!
October 6, 2024
A Mersey Maiden by Brian L. Porter
The story begins on a soporific Sunday. The reader is drawn into a cricket match on the green. Jump to the following day, and the winning teams’ star player, Aaron Decker is found dead in his bed with his girlfriend beside him, who is so disoriented, she appears to have been drugged.
The death has international connections, as Ross and his team soon discover. The origins of which date back to a crime related to the second world war and the disappearance of a German U boat.
How is Aaron Decker's murder connected to that disappearance? I’m not telling. You’ll have to read the novel to find out!
Highly recommended.
The story begins on a soporific Sunday. The reader is drawn into a cricket match on the green. Jump to the following day, and the winning teams’ star player, Aaron Decker is found dead in his bed with his girlfriend beside him, who is so disoriented, she appears to have been drugged.
The death has international connections, as Ross and his team soon discover. The origins of which date back to a crime related to the second world war and the disappearance of a German U boat.
How is Aaron Decker's murder connected to that disappearance? I’m not telling. You’ll have to read the novel to find out!
Highly recommended.
April 24, 2021
D.I. Ross considers The Mersey Maiden ‘an immensely complex and emotionally upsetting case’. I can only agree with him because every time I thought the case was solved, there came another twist. The fact that arriving at a resolution involved the splendid Ross and his equally brilliant team in Liverpool in inter-agency and international cooperation gives the reader an idea of how the tentacles of crime can stretch around the globe. Only through dedication and a determination to succeed can Ross and his fellow detectives ensure that they are not stumped!
September 21, 2021
Another well developed story centered in Liverpool. This book is a history of WWII submarine, a quick lesson on cricket, and the power of international corporation tied neatly in a fast moving mystery. DI Ross and his partner DS Drake join forces with Royal Navy, a set of Cornish detectives, a German historian, the FBI and the CIA to solve two murders and what was behind the sinking of two ships found in the English Channel. Porter pulls this all off with a good plot, great characters and the Mersey setting.
October 5, 2019
Great story.
This is the third Brian L Porter novel I’ve read. As with the others, a fine Police procedural. Highly recommended
This is the third Brian L Porter novel I’ve read. As with the others, a fine Police procedural. Highly recommended
January 18, 2020
First class
Another five star read by Brain Porter, I really enjoy. Brian' s books, they always have great twists and a great plot.
Another five star read by Brain Porter, I really enjoy. Brian' s books, they always have great twists and a great plot.
July 25, 2021
Intriguing
This is the third book in the series that I have read & they keep getting better. The story line in this one gets very involved however it is still believable.
This is the third book in the series that I have read & they keep getting better. The story line in this one gets very involved however it is still believable.
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November 3, 2021Good story
Incorporates 1945 Nazi submarine , British war ship with modern day murder. International intrigue and serious theft and artifact stealing.
Incorporates 1945 Nazi submarine , British war ship with modern day murder. International intrigue and serious theft and artifact stealing.
February 19, 2024
3.5 ⭐️
July 17, 2024
I struggled with this one. Overly long it had an unnecessarily complicated and far fetched plot line. The author must have thought he was writing a James Bond novel
October 10, 2024
Interesting story with a lot of historical knowledge, very in depth plot and very well put together
February 1, 2026
A very interesting account with a complete difference to the normal crime book
May 28, 2016
One of the most difficult ways of writing a book in terms of the overall plot or sub plots, is to use coincidence. In this story a series of coincidences lead to the sinking of a submarine and a British Corvette in WWII. The Sub, tasked by Admiral Canaris to carry gold to Argentina where the Fourth Reich would be funded by the gold and by the sale of art, did not make it. Enter a company called Aegis which through another series of amazing coincidences is told about the sub. Aegis is a legitimate business but it has crooks working within its framework. And murder most foul is a necessity for the Aegis crooks to hide, to continue their thievery. And on it goes. I will not tell you the ending but I will say that it too arises through a series of coincidences.
Brian L. Porter is a consummate teller of tales. His writing style and ability have few, if any, equals or those who surpass his skills. This is the third in a trilogy of wonderful books which any reader from teens upward would be able to read, understand and enjoy as much as I did. The style is British and the usage is British but the appeal is universal.
Brian L. Porter is a consummate teller of tales. His writing style and ability have few, if any, equals or those who surpass his skills. This is the third in a trilogy of wonderful books which any reader from teens upward would be able to read, understand and enjoy as much as I did. The style is British and the usage is British but the appeal is universal.
June 6, 2016
Espionage and Intrigue
A Mersey Maiden, by Brian L. Porter, begins with what seems to be a simple murder needing to be solved. However, detectives are led on a chase of espionage and intrigue from several countries with a time span leading from WWII to present day. This is a contorted plot and the unexpected twists were exciting and continued on through the Epilogue.
Porter has done his homework in order to describe u-Boats, submarines and other vessels of the time period, what was built into them and how they functioned. Also interesting was how the FBI and several secret intelligence agencies played into the plot. The usual detectives, as well as new characters in each story, are quite interesting.
This is the third in the Mersey series and Porter seems adept at building stories around finding missing persons long buried, whether on land or at sea. I’m following this series because each of the stories is unique and filled with surprises.
A Mersey Maiden, by Brian L. Porter, begins with what seems to be a simple murder needing to be solved. However, detectives are led on a chase of espionage and intrigue from several countries with a time span leading from WWII to present day. This is a contorted plot and the unexpected twists were exciting and continued on through the Epilogue.
Porter has done his homework in order to describe u-Boats, submarines and other vessels of the time period, what was built into them and how they functioned. Also interesting was how the FBI and several secret intelligence agencies played into the plot. The usual detectives, as well as new characters in each story, are quite interesting.
This is the third in the Mersey series and Porter seems adept at building stories around finding missing persons long buried, whether on land or at sea. I’m following this series because each of the stories is unique and filled with surprises.
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