In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie's works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for--and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.
Lo Blacklock, una periodista que escribe para una revista de viajes, acaba de recibir el encargo de su vida: una semana en un crucero de lujo. El cielo esta despejado, las aguas tranquilas y los huespedes alegres, mientras el crucero empieza su viaje en el pintoresco Mar del Norte. Inicialmente, la estancia de Lo es de lo mas placentera: camarotes lujosos, cenas brillantes, huespedes elegantes. No obstante, mientras pasa la semana, las cosas van cambiado: llegan el frio y el mal tiempo, el cielo se ennegrece, y Lo empieza a vivir lo que solo puede describir como una pesadilla oscura y aterradora: una mujer ha sido lanzada por la borda.