I loved the title of this book and that it took place on super yachts. A fun premise for a thriller that kept me gripped from the beginning. It was exciting to read about how the other half live and play, even when it turns deadly.

This is a fast paced addictive read. It felt very much like a locked room mystery. The characters were engaging but not all were likeable. There was action throughout.

I liked this book, with its twists and turns, of who the killer / killers are, and their motivation.

Shaw has written a classic murder mystery book. The story focuses around Kai, a once musician who is befriended by super rich Russians, on their Super yacht in the Virgin Islands. When a murderous imposter starts killing people on the yacht, it becomes a game of survival on the sea and land.

The book builds tension, with enough twists and mini-climaxes that hooks the reader in.

An exciting, tense and fast-paced thriller that never lets up. Really enjoyed it and couldnt help but feel it would make a good film or adaptation.

Oh my god this was the BEST book!
Insanely suspenseful, fast paced, and un-put-down-able. I loved it!

I suggest planning a weekend for this book, because once you start it, you will not be able to stop! Ten stars!!

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. A gripping and twisty read with great characters and good writing. Recommended for fans of the genre!

Wow! That was fast paced, and incredibly addictive. I loved it!

I could barely put the book down at points, and once it got going I read it in two further sittings that had I not had real life in the way, would have easily been one sitting. I just couldn't get enough of the story and needed to know just how everything would turn out.

I love books featuring the mega rich, I love thrillers set in exotic locations and this combination worked so so well in this instance.

I could picture the yacht, the Zinaida so clearly, I also felt in danger when the characters were clearly in danger, and my heart was racing at times too. I was just completely absorbed in the story, completely oblivious to real life and just was caught up in everything that was happening.

It's full of danger and peril and although I'll admit I didn't really understand everything that was going on with the Russian Ogliarch, it didn't remotely detract from my enjoyment. It did shock me some of Stepan's decisions, but he comes from a different world to me.

I loved Erin, she embodies girl power, and is just wonderful. And Kai really grew on me as the story ramped up and we got to see new sides to him.

This was the first book I've read from this author but if he writes more like this then I will certainly be first in line. It hit all my boxes and I was completely addicted.

Thank you to Quercus and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

William Shaw gets better and better. Absolutely loved this gripping thriller that explores the murky world of the super-rich. Also loved the Caribbean setting. Sun-drenched and blood-soaked.

Dead Rich is an excellent locked-room suspenseful thriller with compelling characters and an addictive plot. Set on a super yacht in the Caribbean, what starts as a luxe vacation soon turns badly when someone on the ship is not who they say. Shaw's writing is the star here crafting an intriguing story with a fast-pace that'll hook readers from start to finish. Highly recommended!

Dead Rich by GW Shaw is an action packed adventure thriller involving a super rich Russian oligarch.
In short, Kai, a once successful musician, is invited by his new Russian girlfriend to join her family on a Caribbean cruise, which just happens to be on her father’s super yacht…and it soon becomes a very dangerous place to be!
It’s a great read, very fast moving with plenty of unexpected twists and turns and very of the moment. Also, it was a good insight to a super yacht and how the Russian super rich live! Dead Rich hooked me from the very beginning with it’s rollercoaster of suspense and drama.
Big thanks to GW Shaw, Quercus Books and NetGalley for this eARC which I chose to read in return for my honest review.

Found William Shaw during the first lockdown and have enjoyed his whole backlist. A different book from the police procedural novels but still as good. 5 stars from me

I started reading this in March and while I'm reading a thriller featuring a Russian oligarch on a superyacht the very same people were hitting the news as the sanctions associated with the war in Ukraine bit. I felt like I was getting an insight into the lives of the people who were having their assets seized.

A young musician whose career has stalled post-COVID is invited by a girlfriend he hardly knows to join her on her father's yacht. He walks into the middle of a dysfunctional wealthy Russian family who have fallen out of favour with some powerful people. The yacht is crewed by a a mix of loyal staff who have been living onboard and agency staff, drafted in at the last minute - and they outnumber the family members.

When the family comes under attack it's not clear where the threat has come from and who the enemy is. The family and crew have to try to save themselves from the attackers and then deal with the aftermath of the attack - on a boat taking on water in the middle fo the ocean.

But once they make their way to dry land their problems aren't over.

The luxurious setting makes this a great read for the beach and the twists and turns of the action will keep you turning the pages while you're lying on your sun lounger.

An excellent thriller, I really enjoyed this book. I've read the brilliant Detective Cupidi series, by the same author and whilst this is a thriller, rather than a crime story, the same superb writing and clever plotting shines through. There is plenty of Caribbean sunshine to soak up onboard the Russian oligarch's superyacht, there are however, also plenty of imposters, guns and double-crossing. Strong characters, lots to learn about sailing and lots of twists and turns. Highly recommend!

This is a compelling, gripping, and well written mystery even if not as good as Alexandra Cupid's series. It would surely be a a top rated book but I was spoiled by Shaw.
It's a story set in a restricted environment with a limited number of possibile suspects. A musician whose career is not at the top, his fiancee, her ultra-rich parents
The mystery is solid and kept me guessing and reading.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Dead Rich is enjoyable enough as a brain-off read, but despite its setting aboard the super-yacht of a super-rich oligarch, it’s a pretty run-of-the-mill, generic thriller.

The set up is probably the best part of the book. It’s a slow build, but a good one; Our Hero, Kai, is adrift in London as his career as a successful music producer and DJ has declined. He has a new relationship with the daughter of a Russian oligarch, and when she is summoned to join her parents on their yacht in the Caribbean, Kai accepts her invitation to join them. However, Sinister Forces are at work and the family are under threat. We also meet Erin, the supremely competent First Mate of the yacht; she and Kai don’t get on at all to begin with…and of course, I wouldn’t dream of giving away any spoilers about that or subsequent developments on the yacht.

It reminded me rather of some old Alistair MacLean thrillers; decent protagonists battling evil, an unlikely but rather obvious romance - plus a little added modern geopolitics. It’s competently written, there’s plenty of action and the aftermath plays out for some time – too long, in my view, so that it got more than a little silly by the end. Nonetheless, it did hold my attention despite having to suspend disbelief, sometimes from a considerable height.

This would make a good beach read in that it’s quite enjoyable but rather readily disposable. 3.5 stars rounded up.

My thanks to Quercus Books for an ARC via NetGalley.)

This story was something else altogether. I was intrigued by the cast of characters, mostly because one of them is Romanian and I loved to see how the author will showcase the interactions and suspenseful moments between all of them.

It’s quite a great and intriguing story, with plenty of turns and unexpected twists that kept me invested throughout the story. I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for a great thriller.

Very grateful for my review copy

Dead rich by G.W. Saw.
Kai, a carefree once-successful musician is invited by his new Russian girlfriend Zina to join her family's Caribbean holiday. Impulsively accepting he learns that Zina is the daughter of a Russian oligarch, Stepan Pirumov and that the trip is aboard his yacht, the Zinaida, moored in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.
On arrival Kai discovers that the head of security has been arrested, armed guards are below deck, there's an onboard panic room and a strong sense of all not being quite right beneath the gleaming surfaces of the Pirumov's lives. An unnerving presence punctures the atmosphere: a murderous imposter is on board the Zinaida, but who is it?.
A really enjoyable read. Great story and characters. Kai was my favourite. 4*.

The story of an ex famous-ish English rock/pop star Kai finding himself a fish out of water among his mega rich Russian girlfriends family yacth. Kai is uncomfortable and rightly suspicious from the outset funding that he can only trust first mate fellow English Erin.
This is all action thriller which I love, however I did find all the boat tech talk a bit too much (I think I would've enjoyed this more as a film). Later in the story we continue the game of cat and mouse on the Island of Dominica which I loved and really enjoyed Kai out smarting the villains.
I'd give the yacht section 3 stars and the island 5 so overall a solid 4 Star rating.
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A thoroughly enjoyable, engrossing thriller. Highly topical. The action predominantly takes place aboard a Russian Oligarch's superyacht, which is staffed with a huge array people engaged to pamper to every need. The Oligarch, his wife, his daughter and her boyfriend Kai are the only guests. Kai is a former musician who is a fish out of water on board. When the yacht is attacked the action and tension steps up. Well crafted and original scenario.

This is from an author I know from his two series - Breen & Tozer and Cupidi - but writing under a pseudonym for this stand alone. And, like the series, I blooming loved this book.
Kai is invited by his Russian girlfriend to join her on the family yacht for a Caribbean holiday. Her father being the Russan oligarch, Stepan Pirumov. The crew have been recently assembled mostly for their vast experience both on the water and around hugely rich people! The yacht itself is also rather impressive, well it would be - hello - Russian oligarch!
But things soon start to get a bit hairy when the chief of security employed for the yacht is arrested, followed by rumours of peril for Pirumov in the form of assassination. Panic ensues, the family hole up in the panic room, and then the yacht is boarded... aaaarrrrgggh pirates!
Well, isn't this a bit topical at the moment with the shenanigans coming from Moscow! I'm going to leave that there as we all know what is happening, I don't need to spell it out. We also start with a strange scene, which is actually quite well described, if it does take a while to come clear why it is significant! That said, the main story hits the ground running and ramps up the action steadily all the way through until the end where it all starts to calm down as it all becomes clearer. Pacing matching the narrative all the way through, keeping me on the edge of my seat throughout.
Characters are all well drawn and all act according to their remits - more of which I can not expand on here. I guess it helped that I connected with Kai right from the get-go so I was rooting for him throughout. Containing no padding or superfluous waffle, and with descriptions that only served to assist the reader rather than distract, the story got on with itself very well indeed. I even learned a bit about sailing along the way (that which was described was included to progress the plot).
All in all, a cracking read that I have no hesitation in recommending for fans of the both the genre and the author. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.