The Mystery Cruise

The Boxcar Children The Mystery Cruise by Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1992. Mr. Alden takes his grandchildren on their first cruise to the Caribbean! The Alden kids are excited to go because there are a lot of interesting things to do on the cruise ship. However, they begin to notice some strange things happening happening on the ship and some odd people among the passengers and crew. The first person they meet is Max, a history professor who shares their table at dinner. The Aldens can tell that something is bothering him. He gets a telegram that upsets him, and he seems desperate to communicate with someone, but for some reason, the phone and radio systems on the ship keep breaking down. It looks like sabotage! Could someone be trying to stop Max from communicating with someone? Eventually, Max explains that he was notified about the death of a great-aunt, but to claim the inheritance, he must be present at the reading of the will, and various problems on the ship seem to be delaying…