The sound of the waves always attracts lovers of sea travel, but Inspector Roderick Alleyn climbed the ladder of the Cape Fairwell ship not to have fun. He has reason to suspect that there is a notorious “romantic maniac” on the ship, accustomed to leaving beautiful flowers on the bodies of his victims. However, how to recognize the murderer-strangler among the passengers, many of whom already seem ready to cling to each other in the throat?* * *Theater divas are known for their obnoxious character, which makes one want to kill - and with the legendary Mary Bellamy (married Mrs. Templeton) this really happened: she was killed. And on her own birthday. But who deprived theatergoers of their favorite star? Inspector Roderick Alleyn understands: literally everyone present in her house that day had both a compelling motive and the opportunity to deal with the actress...