Murder At Sea
Murder At Sea by Gretchen Archer is a collection of craft-y short stories from eight well-known cozy authors, published by Cathy Wiley on May 23, 2023. This edition, comprising 296 pages, invites readers into a world of mystery and intrigue set against nautical backdrops. Each story features unique plots involving women sleuths navigating various deadly scenarios while at sea, promising an engaging experience for fans of the genre.
Readers will encounter a variety of narratives, including a seafood festival competition gone awry, a girls’ getaway that takes a dark turn, and a luxury cruise marred by murder. The stories explore themes of mystery and detection, showcasing the talents of authors like Karen Cantwell and Shawn Reilly Simmons. With its blend of humor and suspense, this collection offers a delightful escape for those who enjoy fiction centered around women sleuths and cozy mysteries.
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Fear naut, the next Destinations Murder collection is here: Murder at Sea.
Third in this well-reviewed series, Murder at Sea reels in readers with these craft-y short stories from eight of your favorite award-winning and bestselling cozy authors.
If you’ve been cruising for some deadly fun entertainment, drop anchor here. We don’t want to be too stern, but it’s a-boat time you succumb to pier pressure and buy this collection with its ferry-tale endings.
Order it schooner rather than later!
CRUISE FROM HELHEIM, Cathy Wiley, a new short story in the Food Festival Fatalities series. Former celebrity chef Jackie Norwood sets sail on a budget, Norse-themed cruise line to judge a seafood festival. With high stakes and cutthroat competitors, it doesn’t take very long until things get fishy.
PIE-CO, Karen Cantwell, another short story in the Barbara Marr series. Barbara Marr and her friends plan a girls’ getaway in Key West to lift Peggy’s spirits after her book is rejected, but their history of encountering dead bodies in Florida makes Barb reluctant to go. And for good reason, it seems.
DOUBLE DEEP, Gretchen Archer, a Bellisimo Casino series short story. Double Deep finds pregnant Davis Way Cole solving the mystery of a jewelry heiress’s untimely death just as the old girl was about to set sail to Africa on her own cruise ship.
LAST CHAPTER AT SEA, Meri Allen, an Ice Cream Shop mystery. Riley Rhodes’ trip aboard the elegant White Rose of York from New York City to Southampton is interrupted when the star of their Author Cruise is murdered.
SEAFOOD RUB, Leslie Budewitz, a Spice Shop short story. Pepper and Nate take a long weekend getaway to the San Juan Islands, only to find that trouble caught the same ferry–and that killer whales aren’t the only deadly threat circling their prey.
TWO IF BY SEA, Shawn Reilly Simmons. After their first attempt at a honeymoon goes downhill fast, Caroline and Ross Cabot try again for a romantic getaway on a luxury cruise to the Amalfi Coast. But all is not smooth sailing when a passenger ends up dead, another goes missing, and the entire crew seems to be hiding a dark secret below decks.
A SAIL OF TWO CONTINENTS, Tina Kashian, a short story in the Kebab Kitchen series. When the murder of a Greek tycoon mars a sail on a luxury yacht on the way to Greece, amateur sleuth, Lucy Berberian, has to solve the crime before all the evidence washes out to sea.
BON BON VOYAGE: GONE WITH THE TIDE, Eleanor Cawood Jones, Lorrie George and friends love to vacation together. When they all go on a Cruise to Nowhere, they soon discover, that murder can happen ANYWHERE.
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