cover image Unauthorized Departure

Unauthorized Departure

Maureen O'Brien. Minotaur Books, $23.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-312-31600-6

Death threats prompt homebody Det. John Bright and girlfriend Jude to leave England for the south of France, where they find good food and pleasant weather. But their holiday sours after Jude disappears and Bright gets arrested for the murder of a guest at their hotel in Maureen O'Brien's Unauthorized Departure.