All at Sea

A Death on the Ocean, a Secret Below Deck…

Jonathan Whitelaw author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:12th Feb '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 12th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

All at Sea cover

Can you solve the clues in the most fiendish new cosy crime novel?

A murder at sea, a killer below deck?

A murder at sea, a killer below deck?

BELOW DECK meets KNIVES OUT in this breathless voyage into murder and mayhem on the high seas…

Howie Temple is down on his luck and desperate for cash. Once an action movie star, he now lives off a crumbling reputation. On his way to film a new reality TV show, which casts a team of c-list celebrities as crew aboard a luxury yacht, he meets fellow contestant, influencer-of-the-moment Cassandra Troy. The duo take an immediate dislike to each other.

After a hectic first day of filming, the pair are shocked discover that the captain of the ship has been murdered – locked in his control room, slumped over the wheel, a knife in his back. Convinced by the show’s ever-opportunistic director to keep the cameras rolling, the pair team-up to hunt the murderer.

Will the show make Howie and Cassandra bigger stars than they could ever dream of? And can they crack the case before the killer strikes again, or will they go down with this sinking ship?

‘A warm-hearted and funny story’ The Sun

A cracking cosy crime mystery – I loved it!’ Marion Todd

‘Sharp, unforgettable, hugely enjoyable’ Emma Christie

‘Fun ahoy! Set sail for scandal, secrets, and sun-drenched sleuthing aboard the world's craziest superyacht in this irresistible romp’ Orlando Murrin

‘Fading actors, C list celebs, and the ultimate in bad taste reality TV … Jonathan Whitelaw’s All At Sea offers an exotic cocktail of murder mystery, razor sharp humour, and a cast of characters to kill for’ Vaseem Khan

All At Sea is the delightfully cheeky celebs-behaving-badly whodunnit we’ve all been waiting for. Compulsively readable and utterly relevant, this is a perfect read for anyone who’s ever wondered what it would be like to be trapped aboard a luxury yacht with your favourite C-listers’ Catriona Stewart

‘A thriller as compulsive and beguiling as the bluest, sparkly bits of the Mediterranean in high summer … Whitelaw is nothing short of masterful of his depiction of men the wrong side of middle age, when everything's starting to slide and yesterday seems to hold more promise than tomorrow: his clear eyed compassion has you rooting for Howie whilst at the same time wanting to join Cassie in fetching him one across the chops’ J. M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder

ISBN: 9780008705947

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 270g

320 pages