On the 12th of April, 1955 Raymond Chandler boarded the Mauritania in New York setting sail for the England of his youth. A Knight at Sea is a fictional account of that voyage. Woven like a film noir, this is a Chandleresque tale of bizarre friendship coupled with intrigue and murder. R J Raskin is one of the pen names used by novelist and mystery writer, Bob Biderman, whose previous books have been widely reviewed both in Britain and the United States. Selected Reviews PAPER CUTS "This is nothing is what it seems territory with a few extra twists, mayhem and a cruel message. Formidable!" The Sunday Times GENESIS FILES "Has a zip and freshness of narration hard to resist ... funny as well." The Guardian KOBA "A sharply compulsive narrative ..." Oxford Times