Murder in the Navy

By: Ed McBain

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Synopsis: A visiting nurse is found murdered aboard a US Navy destroyer in this gripping mystery from the bestselling author of the 87th Precinct series. When Claire Cole meets a sailor at the hospital, he&’s just another enlisted man in need of her care . . . until he mistakes a nurse&’s compassion for true love, and a few dates as the beginning of a grand romance. But then Claire visits the USS Sykes to tell him that it&’s over, and something in him snaps. He curses. He begs. And when that doesn&’t work, he gets angry, wrapping his hands around her throat and squeezing until he sees the life leave her eyes. The nurse&’s death sends a shockwave through the ship, and the brass immediately start an official investigation. When a yeoman sailor commits suicide, the men in charge are content to write him off as the killer, but communications officer Chuck Masters doesn&’t buy it. There&’s a murderer on the Sykes, and Chuck must find him before he claims his next victim. Drawing heavily from firsthand experience—legendary author Ed McBain served on a naval destroyer during World War II—Murder in the Navy, also published as Death of a Nurse, showcases a master of crime fiction at his best.