Official Website of Debut Mystery Novelist
Marie Moore
Welcome to my website! My new mystery novel, Shore Excursion, was released by Camel Press, an imprint of Coffeetown Press, on April 1, 2012. Be sure to check out the News and Reviews pages for the latest updates and take a look at the new event photos page.
I am beyond excited and hope you will be, too, when you read it!
Shore Excursion is the first book in a new mystery series featuring Sidney Marsh, a young, New York based travel agent. Sidney came to Manhattan from Mississippi, fell in love with the Big Apple, and landed a job at a travel agency in Soho. Sidney's best friend and business partner, the flamboyant and fun-loving Jay Wilson, teams up with her to escort groups of clients on trips throughout the world.
Again, welcome to my website! I hope you will enjoy some of its features:
Welcome to the world of Sidney Lanier Marsh!
I am beyond excited and hope you will be, too, when you read it!
Shore Excursion is the first book in a new mystery series featuring Sidney Marsh, a young, New York based travel agent. Sidney came to Manhattan from Mississippi, fell in love with the Big Apple, and landed a job at a travel agency in Soho. Sidney's best friend and business partner, the flamboyant and fun-loving Jay Wilson, teams up with her to escort groups of clients on trips throughout the world.
Again, welcome to my website! I hope you will enjoy some of its features:
- Watch the News page and mark your calendars for up-coming events
- Read the latest Reviews and watch for Event Photos
- Check out the Fun Stuff page for some travel tips and a great Southern recipe
- Use the Contact page to learn how to further connect with me and Sidney
Welcome to the world of Sidney Lanier Marsh!
News Flash!! Only two events are being planned during June and July because Marie will be working then toward an August deadline for GAME DRIVE. However, Marie will be signing and speaking at the Author's Open House on Monday, June 11 from 4:00-7:00 at the Benjamin Hooks Central Library in Memphis and on Saturday, July 14 for a special event at The Booksellers at Laurelwood. Watch the News Page for coming details...
New pics now up on Event Photos page including the lovely signing party in Washington, DC, hosted by Ruff and Susan Fant; photos from the 24th Annual Malice Domestic Conference in Bethesda, MD, where Marie spoke at the New Author's Breakfast and was also a program panelist on the Travel Mystery Panel; and signings at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, TN, Upstairs Closet in Senatobia, Lemuria Books in Jackson, MS, Reed's Gum Tree Bookstore in Tupelo, MS and Charlene's Colony of Shops in Halls, TN.
Terrific story on Marie and Rook in the April edition of Click! Magazine, take a look at www.myclickmag.com. See pages 50-59 and the last page.
Terrific story on Marie and Rook in the April edition of Click! Magazine, take a look at www.myclickmag.com. See pages 50-59 and the last page.
Shore Excursion Released April 1!
Travel agents might be a vanishing breed, but Sidney Marsh, a New York transplant from Mississippi, is holding her ground—at least on land. She is the tour leader on a cruise from Scandinavia to Russia for a group of eccentric senior citizens who call themselves the High Steppers. Sidney expects her days to be filled with long meals, shopping expeditions and visits to museums, churches and fjords. But this cruise is anything but routine. There is a killer on board, targeting the High Steppers and quite possibly herself.
After the first suspicious death, the captain and his crew are grimly determined to carry on as usual. Frustrated and dismayed by their inaction, Sidney decides to take matters into her own hands and launch her own investigation. She enlists the halfhearted help of her friend and business partner, the flamboyant and fun-loving Jay Wilson.
Suspects abound. What about those two handsome young men who stay mysteriously aloof? One of them has his eye on Sidney. So does another passenger, far too charming and again too young to fit the “High Stepper” mold. Then there’s Captain Vargos, the arrogant ladies’ man whose plans to thwart Sidney’s investigation might include seduction. Who is that crew member shadowing Sidney? Is the theater really haunted? Even the High Steppers themselves are not as predictable or harmless as they seem. The closer Sydney gets to the truth, the less she understands.
How can a luxurious European cruise go so wrong?
Shore Excursion is available at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, Lemuria Books in Jackson, Reed's Gum Tree Bookstore in Tupelo, Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, Mystery Loves Company in Oxford, MD, other fine independent booksellers, and also at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
After the first suspicious death, the captain and his crew are grimly determined to carry on as usual. Frustrated and dismayed by their inaction, Sidney decides to take matters into her own hands and launch her own investigation. She enlists the halfhearted help of her friend and business partner, the flamboyant and fun-loving Jay Wilson.
Suspects abound. What about those two handsome young men who stay mysteriously aloof? One of them has his eye on Sidney. So does another passenger, far too charming and again too young to fit the “High Stepper” mold. Then there’s Captain Vargos, the arrogant ladies’ man whose plans to thwart Sidney’s investigation might include seduction. Who is that crew member shadowing Sidney? Is the theater really haunted? Even the High Steppers themselves are not as predictable or harmless as they seem. The closer Sydney gets to the truth, the less she understands.
How can a luxurious European cruise go so wrong?
Shore Excursion is available at The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, Lemuria Books in Jackson, Reed's Gum Tree Bookstore in Tupelo, Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, Mystery Loves Company in Oxford, MD, other fine independent booksellers, and also at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
"An appealing heroine tangles with murder and romantic interludes gone wrong in a tartly funny take-off on tour travel, with more twists than a conga line. Readers will be enthralled."
– Carolyn Hart, author of the Death on Demand series
Stay Tuned for More from the Sidney Marsh Series...
Next up....
GAME DRIVE
Sidney and Jay's next adventure takes them on a wild safari in exotic South Africa. Itchy Feet Travel is sending our favorite tour leaders with a curious group of other travel agents to check out the trip potential of Cape Town and safari country. This tour is critical for Itchy, and failure is not an option. On a cable car ride up Table Mountain, Sidney suddenly suspects that someone in the group is a ringer, a fact that is soon confirmed when things go terribly wrong at Leopard Drive, a luxury game lodge near the famed Kruger National Park.
Next up....
GAME DRIVE
Sidney and Jay's next adventure takes them on a wild safari in exotic South Africa. Itchy Feet Travel is sending our favorite tour leaders with a curious group of other travel agents to check out the trip potential of Cape Town and safari country. This tour is critical for Itchy, and failure is not an option. On a cable car ride up Table Mountain, Sidney suddenly suspects that someone in the group is a ringer, a fact that is soon confirmed when things go terribly wrong at Leopard Drive, a luxury game lodge near the famed Kruger National Park.
