Nightfall on D-deck: a Titanic Thriller

Nightfall on D-DeckA scandalous photograph. A world-famous prodigy. Three nights before everything goes dark.Hugo boards the Titanic with one job: deliver his sixteen-year-old cousin to New York and keep her out of the papers. Elodie Le Roux is no ordinary ward—she’s a world-famous tennis phenom, tabloid bait on two continents, brilliant on the court and dangerously flirtatious off it.Then a polished American couple crosses their path—Walter Archer, a swaggering photographer, and Ruby, a woman with a smile like a locked door. Before midnight, Hugo stumbles onto a scandalous photograph tied to the pair—proof that could shatter reputations and turn a luxury crossing into a closed-circle game of leverage.On a ship built to impress and designed to overhear, secrets move faster than telegrams. A steward remembers too much. The American plays angles. His wife tells stories that don’t match. With Elodie charming half the promenade and danger circling the other half, Hugo has to protect the girl, control the fallout, and choose which lie he can live with—before the Atlantic decides for him.Noir at sea—gilded rooms, cold air, and the slow turn of a screw.Expect:Closed-circle suspense aboard the TitanicHardboiled voice and moral stakesBlackmail, power plays, and reputations on the lineA flirtatious, world-famous heroine whose fame makes protection its own riskFor fans of: Dennis Lehane • Philip Kerr • James Ellroy — historical crime with teethSome secrets aren’t built for daylight. On this ship, they don’t have to be.