title: A Table for Eight: Murder and Intrigue on the "African Sun" Cruise Ship
author: Mr. David Medendorp
description: Davids style of writing uses a highly developed sense of dry humor to capture the more bizarre and cynical aspects of life. Much of his work reflects experiences he has had in life, but he takes them beyond the reality of the time to his private land of fantasy. There they take on his interpretation of peoples thoughts, behavior, and actions, all heavy with sarcasm and cynicism. The result is a seriously interesting and slightly bizarre, but generally humorous, adventure story. David is well traveled having lived and worked throughout Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East for many years. Living in so many countries and geographic regions has given him a broad perspective on life, and a unique insight into the culture and customs of many differing religious and political societies. He continues to travel extensively throughout the world, but now he and his wife Mary do it in the comfort of a cruise ship.
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  Contents
  
  
  **Dear Diary**
  
  
  **CHAPTER ONE Going Ashore**
  
  
  **CHAPTER TWO In the Line of Fire**
  
  
  **CHAPTER THREE Rebuilding the List**
  
  
  **CHAPTER FOUR Unpleasant Surprises**
  
  
  **CHAPTER FIVE Comic Relief**
  
  
  **CHAPTER SIX Sharp Questions**
  
  
  **CHAPTER SEVEN Narrowing the Field**
  
  
  **CHAPTER EIGHT Reservations**
  
  
  **CHAPTER NINE Strange Discoveries**
  
  
  **CHAPTER TEN New Connections**
  
  
  **CHAPTER ELEVEN Final Surprise**
  
  
  **CHAPTER TWELVE Final Answers at Last**
  
  
  **Dear Diary**
  
  
  **Mystery of the Midnight Rider Excerpt**
  
  
  Dear Diary,
  
  
  **HOW DID IT HAPPEN?**
  
  
  How did someone ever figure out I was a detective, working undercover?
  
  
  Bess, George, and I have been posing as contest-winning passengers aboard the
  _Arctic Star_ , and I thought I had pretty much solved the mystery on this
  amazing cruise ship.
  
  
  But now it seems as though _I’m_ being targeted. My luggage and laundry have
  been ransacked, and when we were traveling to Denali, I was almost 