I thought this was a charming change of pace for Elizabeth Adler, whose books take me places I've never traveled and describes them in such an appealing way. As with many of her other books, her central character is a decent person that you can sympathize with, but who encounters the affluent and travels to beautiful and exotic locations (at least to those of us living regular lives). As a result, you can relate to the character while enjoying the sumptuous surroundings and shops.

In the span of this book, we were transported from a winter blizzard in England to a cruise with stops at ports like St. Tropez, Monaco and Capri. We have the usual romantic suspense storyline that has the typical Adler happy ending.

While I can't say the suspense had me at the edge of my chair, I read for entertainment and don't always want to be so anxious that I'm tense and nervous.

I found this an enjoyable and light story with enough suspense and varied characters and situations to be interesting but not nerve wracking - a perfect beach read.

If you've enjoyed escaping into Ms. Adler's travelogue romances in the past, you'll be sorely disappointed by Sailing to Capri. The better half of this book is a contrived 'from the grave' mystery with characters that couldn't be more stereotypical if they had been chosen from an updated Clue game box. Gone are the luscious descriptions of shops and restaurants, with the exception of a too brief afternoon at Le Club 55 in St. Tropez. Instead, we get sloppy mistakes - jokey characters named 'Texas' and 'Montana,' baby grand pianos that are white in one chapter and black in another, a songtress that only seems to know two songs - Smoke Get In Your Eyes and Body and Soul - and a blatent pitch for one of Ms. Adler's earlier (and much more enjoyable) books, The Last Time I Saw Paris. Let's hope she gives up aspirations of 'Mary Higgin Clark Wore Prada' and goes back to what she delivers best - in books like Hotel Rivera and Summer in Tuscany.

Sailing To Capri opens at the funeral of Sir Robert Hardwick where we meet his dear friend and assistant Daisy Keane and his PI, Harry Montanta. Daisy is visabally shaken by the death of Hardwick only to learn from a letter delivered by Montana that he could possibly have been killed by one of six people that he listed. Hardwick requests that Daisy and Montana invite each one of the six suspects plus a few "red herrings" to take a Mediteranian cruise aboard a private yaght to the Villa Belkiss on the island of Capri and once they arrive, they will read Hardwicks final will.
The story then moves on to introduce each one of the suspects in the murder, their relationship with Hardwick, why they could have been guilty, and how they react to the invitations.
Once the cruise begins, the attraction between Montana and Daisy picks up only to be side lined by the on going investigation and the truths that begin to surface while on the way to Capri.
By the end of the story, the murderer will be revealed and second chances will be given to the rest of the "friends" of Hardwick.

Sailing To Capri is an enjoyable page turner which has a bit of mystery and romance. If you have not read a book by Adler yet, I suggest you give this one a try and head off to the Island of Capri.

Very well written. Easy to read and gave the feeling that you were actually with the characters in the places they were visiting. A nice read for a sunday afternoon.

Thank you for another winner Ms Adler. A great mystery with exceptional characters and marvelous scenery discription. So looking forward to your next book.