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    Drama on the Caribbean Express
    Drama on the Caribbean Express
    Drama on the Caribbean Express
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    Drama on the Caribbean Express

    By Dave Helmreich

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    Jersey Walcott and Maggie are on a cruise when they are sure a crime is in the works. "Agent" Walcott can't leave it alone, so he and Maggie chase the clues.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDave Helmreich
    Release dateApr 25, 2010
    ISBN9781458143778
    Drama on the Caribbean Express
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    Dave Helmreich

    My background is varied. Degrees in chemistry and math. Taught in public high school. Coached and fathered four children and married for forty some years. Most of my adult life spent as a manager and VP of a small distrbuter of specialty piping tools.

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      Drama on the Caribbean Express - Dave Helmreich

      Drama on the Caribbean Express

      By

      David Helmreich

      A Jersey Walcott Novel

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2010 David Helmreich

      Watch for other titles by David Helmreich at Smashwords.com

      Jersey awoke in the middle of the night, something was wrong. He looked at Maggie, she was sound asleep. It was three in the morning and the engines had stopped. On a ship that’s nine hundred feet long and has two thousand passengers on board it takes a lot of power to drive it through the water. The modern GE gas turbine engines that turn the diesel generators supply thirty three thousand horsepower to the propeller shafts. With all that power below deck, normally there is a dull rumble throughout the ship. You get used to it, so when it’s not there it’s quite noticeable

      We had arrived in Ft. Lauderdale two days before we were to board. Maggie had wanted to do some shopping for cruise wear, whatever that is. So without spending a small fortune we were able to update our cruise and island outfits. One night we went to South Beach and ate at Joe’s Stone Crab and then walked the sidewalks for several blocks taking in the sights; they sure have some weird looking people in that area. A block away from the restaurant, two guys approached us holding hands, when they got real close they unclasped them. One had short spiky hair the other had longer hair, quite curly. They were clean and polite as they asked us if we could help them. I’m not intimating but I can put on my nasty face if I need to. My size also might cause anyone to reconsider getting violent with me. I weigh around two hundred and ten and am six feet two. I was heavier when I played football at Ohio State since I was playing opposite a two seventy and three hundred pound linemen.

      The guy with the curls asked, Could we borrow your room for a while?

      I was so shocked I was speechless and Maggie was trying to keep from laughing. Without thinking about what they wanted it for, I asked, How much?

      Curly said, Two hundred for two hours.

      I replied, Are you insane?

      No sir, I’m not, actually, you two could be in the room with us, if you want.

      I said, No I don’t think that would work, fine someone else.

      We walked on shocked and speechless.

      Maggie said, Wow, I guess it happens, just never thought it would happen to us. Is this the direction the country is going? Yikes, I hope not.

      On Saturday, we boarded the Victoria for an eight day cruise. We spent the first day at sea on our way to the Bahamas. It was our first stop and was very nice. Our ship’s passengers had access to the Atlantis Resort, which is on Paradise Island the biggest and newest resort in the Bahamas. It’s connected to the main island by two bridges. We found a cab and headed over there. First thing we did upon getting there was head to their pool, it was spectacular. Maggie had been working on her tan back in Columbus, in other words she had been going to the tanning salon, so she had a nice glow on her skin. I was

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