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FINAL SAIL

Final Sail, May 2012
A Dead-End Job Mystery #11
by Elaine Viets

Signet
Featuring: Helen; Phil
272 pages
ISBN: 0451236742
EAN: 9780451236746
Kindle: B0072NZZPI
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FINAL SAIL
Elaine Viets

Reviewed by Jennifer Vido
Posted May 17, 2012

Mystery

Helen Hawthorne is ready for action. Teaming up with her husband Phil Sagemont, she is looking forward to making their newly formed private investigating firm a success. With his wealth of experience plus her keen sense for adventure, it comes as no surprise these two click perfectly. As an added perk, their office is conveniently located in the same apartment building as their home making it possible to combine work with pleasure while building a nest egg for their future.

Their latest case takes them to the high seas in search of a jewel smuggler on a luxury cruise yacht. The two decide Helen is the best person for the job, and she goes undercover as a stewardess in hopes of catching the thief. From scrubbing toilets to vacuuming in the lines, Helen certainly has her work cut out for her. As she does her best to stomach the choppy waters, Helen must act fast in order to save the captain's reputation before the jewelry smuggling ring is exposed.

While Helen is busy playing hostess on the high seas, Phil has his own investigation in progress. Working undercover as an estate manager, Phil hopes to prove that his client's gold digging step-mom killed her elderly father. As a master of disguise, Phil goes to extreme lengths to bring the killer to justice. With a fortune on the line, the stakes get higher as Phil finds himself up against quite the sneaky suspect.

FINAL SAIL is the eleventh installment of the national bestselling Dead-End Job Mystery series. Viet's acute attention to detail lends credence to the plot, making it not only engaging, but also informative. The amount of research is quite evident as she peppers the storyline with minute details of yachting as well as the lives of the rich and famous. Delightful, entertaining, and truly insightful, FINAL SAIL is a sailor's dream.

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SUMMARY

To catch a jewel smuggler on a luxury yacht, Helen needs to pose as the ship's new stewardess--but between serving drinks to the snobs, scrubbing floors, and cleaning up after seasick passengers, she's starting to miss dry land almost as much as she misses Phil. While Helen's cruising to the Bahamas, Phil's got his own job--trying to catch a sexy gold digger who may have killed her elderly new husband for his fortune. Good thing he's a self-proclaimed master of disguise, playing it cool as everything from an air-conditioning repairman to a Rastafarian. Helen's a help to Phil in his case, but when she's on her own on the high seas, Helen needs to watch her step as she searches out the smuggler--or she may end up going from undercover to overboard...

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Dead-End Job Mystery

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SHOP TILL YOU DROP
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Murder Between The Covers
MURDER BETWEEN THE COVERS
#2.0 • December 2003
Dying To Call You
DYING TO CALL YOU
#3.0 • October 2004
Just Murdered
JUST MURDERED
#4.0 • May 2005
Murder Unleashed
MURDER UNLEASHED
#5.0 • May 2006
Murder With Reservations
MURDER WITH RESERVATIONS
#6.0 • May 2007
Clubbed to Death
CLUBBED TO DEATH
#7.0 • May 2008
Killer Cuts
KILLER CUTS
#8.0 • May 2009
Half-Price Homicide
HALF-PRICE HOMICIDE
#9.0 • May 2010
Pumped For Murder
PUMPED FOR MURDER
#10.0 • May 2011
Final Sail
FINAL SAIL
#11.0 • May 2012
Board Stiff
BOARD STIFF
#12.0 • May 2013
Catnapped!
CATNAPPED!
#13.0 • May 2014

 

 

 

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