Aberrant Behavior : Treaty Oak Publishers : 9781943658534 : 1943658536 : 16 Sep 2020 : How does a functional alcoholic and possible schizophrenic, who is also a successful attorney for the health insurance industry, handle the demise of a plaintiff due to a technicality that denied him an expensive life-saving procedure? Simple. Charles Pierce retires and books a cruise to escape his meaningless life and personal demons. Little does he know that the dead plaintiff's widow, armed with poison and intent on revenge, has booked the same cruise.Upon departure, a mysterious woman seduces Charles. She warns him that the unhinged wife of her lover may be onboard, but then she suddenly vanishes. Bewildered, Charles can find no trace of her guest registration. After he investigates the possibility of foul play, Charles contacts the ship's chief security officer. But the officer is too preoccupied to pay any attention to his findings because someone has stolen a priceless diamond from the ship's