The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything – until she lost her life. Who is also on board? Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot is on holiday. He recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.’ Despite the exotic setting, nothing is ever quite what it seems…

Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father's justice. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first . . . after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen.

Louis a 12 ans. Ce matin, alors qu’il veut confier à sa mère, Thelma, qu’il est amoureux pour la première fois, il voit bien qu’elle pense à autre chose, à son travail sûrement. Alors il part, fâché et déçu, avec son skate, et traverse la rue à fond. Un camion le percute de plein fouet. Le pronostic est sombre. Dans quatre semaines, s’il n’y a pas d’amélioration, il faudra débrancher le respirateur de Louis. En rentrant de l’hôpital, désespérée, Thelma trouve un carnet sous le matelas de son fils. À l’intérieur, il a dressé la liste de toutes ses « merveilles », c’est-à-dire les expériences qu’il aimerait vivre au cours de sa vie. Thelma prend une décision : page après page, ces merveilles, elle va les accomplir à sa place. Si Louis entend ses aventures, il verra combien la vie est belle. Peut–être que ça l’aidera à revenir. Et si dans quatre semaines Louis doit mourir, à travers elle il aura vécu la vie dont il rêvait. Mais il n’est pas si facile de vivre les rêves d’un ado, quand on a presque quarante ans…

Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father's justice. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first . . . after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen.