Wordsmith Jaine Austenโs ship has finally come in. Her new teaching gig on a fancy cruise line nabs her a free vacationโand access to a 24-hour buffet! But sooner than you can say โbon voyage,โ Jaineโs all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera seems destined to be a wreckโฆ
Things are already off to a rocky start when Jaine discovers a stowaway amidst her luggageโher persnickety cat Prozac. Jaineโs sinking sensation grows stronger at dinner, where she meets chatty Emily Pritchard, a wealthy seventy-year-old whoโs traveling with her two nephews. Jaine canโt help noticing the tension among them, especially when the cruiseโs charmingโand sleazyโBritish dancer, Graham, whisks Emily out onto the dance floor.
Soon Emily is accepting Grahamโs invitations to every social event on the ship. Two nights later the bubbly couple announces their engagement, but the news is quickly overshadowed the next morning by the discovery of Grahamโs body with an ice pick protruding from his chestโฆ
Between hiding a furry fugitive, flirting with Emilyโs nephew Robbie, and baiting the hook for a clever murderer, Jaine is about to dive into her most dangerous case yetโฆ
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