When disaster-archive librarian Maribel Quince boards the Dreamliner Express -- a luxury sleeper bus crossing the Australian Outback -- she's expecting five days of red desert scenery and quirky passengers. What she gets instead is a rolling powder keg of old grudges, bitter divorces, and simmering resentments, all centered on one man determined to make everyone miserable. When the bus breaks down in the most remote stretch of the Stuart Highway and a passenger turns up dead, Maribel realizes this was no accident. Someone has staged the perfect murder, and the killer is trapped on board with the rest of them.

With rescue hours away and a dust storm bearing down, Maribel must rely on her encyclopedic knowledge of obscure texts, her sharp eye for details that don't belong, and her loyal Leonberger Hector to unravel a web of secrets spanning decades. Everyone on the bus had reason to want the victim dead -- a scorned ex-wife, vengeful stepchildren, a discarded mistress, and others harboring wounds that run deeper than anyone suspects. As temperatures rise and alibis crumble, Maribel discovers that some grudges don't fade with time. They just wait for the perfect moment to strike.

Packed with witty banter, clever clues, and a cast of delightfully suspicious characters, Death on the Dreamliner is a classic whodunit set against the stunning backdrop of the Australian Outback. Fans of cozy mysteries will love this third installment in the Maribel Quince series, where rare books meet red earth and justice comes calling in the most unlikely places.

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• Publication Date: January 2, 2026
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• Print Length: 99 Pages
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