The excursion is to be twenty-year-old Amanda Derington's first trip on her own. But even before she reaches Cyprus, on a ship buzzing with romantic intrigues, jealousies and innuendos, one of her fellow passengers is mysteriously murdered. M.M. Kaye once again surpasses the expectations of mystery lovers with an intricate tale of hot-blooded passions and cold-blooded murder in one of the world's most exotic lands.