Wordsmith Jaine Austenβs ship has finally come in. Her new teaching gig on a fancy cruise line nabs her a free vacationβand access to a 24-hour buffet! But sooner than you can say βbon voyage,β Jaineβs all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera seems destined to be a wreckβ¦
Things are already off to a rocky start when Jaine discovers a stowaway amidst her luggageβher persnickety cat Prozac. Jaineβs sinking sensation grows stronger at dinner, where she meets chatty Emily Pritchard, a wealthy seventy-year-old whoβs traveling with her two nephews. Jaine canβt help noticing the tension among them, especially when the cruiseβs charmingβand sleazyβBritish dancer, Graham, whisks Emily out onto the dance floor.
Soon Emily is accepting Grahamβs 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 Grahamβs body with an ice pick protruding from his chestβ¦
Between hiding a furry fugitive, flirting with Emilyβs nephew Robbie, and baiting the hook for a clever murderer, Jaine is about to dive into her most dangerous case yetβ¦
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