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Passagier 23 (2014)

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On average 23 people a year disappear from the world's cruise ships. They are written off as accidents or suicides. But what if they're not? Five years ago Martin Schwarz, a police psychologist, lost his wife and son. They were holidaying on a cruise ship when they simply vanished. A lacklustre investigation was unable to shed any light on what happened murder-suicide being the coroner's verdict. It is a verdict that has haunted Martin ever since, blighting his life. But then he is contacted by an elderly woman, a writer, who claims to have information regarding their fate and wants him to come on board The Sultan of the Seas immediately. She explains that his wife and son are not the only mother and child pair to have disappeared. Only a few months ago another mother and daughter also vanished. She believes there may be a serial killer on board. But when the missing daughter reappears, carrying the teddy bear of Martin's missing son, it becomes apparent that the truth could be much, much worse...… (more)
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Passenger 23 by Sebastian Fitzek (2014)

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Ein spannender und rasanter Thriller. Ich habe dieses Hörbuch genossen. ( )
  RoXXieSiXX | May 20, 2024 |
Ieder jaar sterven er op onverklaarbare wijze 23 mensen aan boord van cruise-schepen. De rederijen hadden hier al de benaming 'passagier 23' bedacht.

Mijn eerste [a:Sebastian Fitzek|190305|Sebastian Fitzek|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1240566387p2/190305.jpg] boek. En vanaf het begin hield deze mij op het puntje van mijn stoel.

De auteur beschrijft voorvallen op zo'n manier dat de koude rillingen je af en toe over je rug lopen. Het begin van het boek doet een beetje vreemd aan. Een politie-psycholoog die zich moedwillig met het AIDS virus in laat spuiten om hier door op een zogeheten bug-party te kunnen komen. Hierdoor is hij in staat om een 12-jarige jongen te redden van een vreselijk lot.

Deze agent krijgt 5 jaar na de verdwijning van zijn vrouw en zoontje aan boord van de 'Sultan of the Seas' een mysterieus telefoontje.

Diverse verrassende plot-wendingen, waarbij je vaak op het verkeerde been wordt gebracht, hoewel ik de vrouwelijke dokter aan boord al vrij gauw verdacht vond..

Wat mij betreft is dit een boek een aanrader voor iedereen die van psychologische thrillers houdt. ( )
  EdwinKort | Oct 18, 2019 |
Jedes Jahr verschwinden auf hoher See rund 20 Menschen spurlos von Kreuzfahrtschiffen. Noch nie kam jemand zurück. Bis jetzt ...

Martin Schwartz, Polizeipsychologe, hat vor fünf Jahren Frau und Sohn verloren. Es geschah während eines Urlaubs auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff „Sultan of the Seas“ – niemand konnte ihm sagen, was genau geschah. Martin ist seither ein psychisches Wrack und betäubt sich mit Himmelfahrtskommandos als verdeckter Ermittler.
Mitten in einem Einsatz bekommt er den Anruf einer seltsamen alten Dame, die sich als Thrillerautorin bezeichnet: Er müsse unbedingt an Bord der „Sultan“ kommen, es gebe Beweise dafür, was seiner Familie zugestoßen ist. Nie wieder wollte Martin den Fuß auf ein Schiff setzen – und doch folgt er dem Hinweis und erfährt, dass ein vor Wochen auf der „Sultan“ verschwundenes Mädchen wieder aufgetaucht ist. Mit dem Teddy seines Sohnes im Arm … ( )
  Jules1234 | Aug 9, 2017 |
I do not claim to be able to read German, I listened to the excellent audible version. Fantastically original idea for a story with truly unpleasant undercurrents. Can we please, please, please have an English translation? ( )
  angelaoatham | Feb 21, 2017 |
An interesting attempt, but the storytelling and delivery left me a bit disappointed. It's a mystery/thriller about the strange phenomenon of people committing suicide on cruise ships -- so called Passenger 23's. No cruise lines wants to admit it happens, but is there something more on this particular cruise line than suicide? Is it murder? A serial killer? The supposedly brilliant detective -- the lead character -- seems a bit out of his league for most of the story. The different voices and sound effects were interesting, but sometimes distracting. ( )
  Randall.Hansen | Feb 12, 2016 |
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On average 23 people a year disappear from the world's cruise ships. They are written off as accidents or suicides. But what if they're not? Five years ago Martin Schwarz, a police psychologist, lost his wife and son. They were holidaying on a cruise ship when they simply vanished. A lacklustre investigation was unable to shed any light on what happened murder-suicide being the coroner's verdict. It is a verdict that has haunted Martin ever since, blighting his life. But then he is contacted by an elderly woman, a writer, who claims to have information regarding their fate and wants him to come on board The Sultan of the Seas immediately. She explains that his wife and son are not the only mother and child pair to have disappeared. Only a few months ago another mother and daughter also vanished. She believes there may be a serial killer on board. But when the missing daughter reappears, carrying the teddy bear of Martin's missing son, it becomes apparent that the truth could be much, much worse...

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