Every Body on Deck: A Savannah Reid Mystery

Humor and romance leaven McKevett’s 22nd whodunit featuring Savannah Reid of the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency in San Carmelita, Calif. (after 2016’s Killer Reunion). After receiving a terrifying death threat, renowned mystery writer Natasha Van Cleef hires Savannah and her whole detective agency crew, plus Savannah’s husband, Det. Sgt. Dirk Coulter, to provide protection on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Arctic Queen. One morning during the voyage, Natasha and her philandering spouse, Colin, slip off the ship to an isolated village without telling anyone. The couple later perish in a fiery car crash near a glacier. This tragedy and related problems with the less-than-cooperative head of the Arctic Queen’s security result in Savannah’s team and other passengers being booted off the ship. Stuck in the remote little burg, the detectives must determine whether the crash was an accident—or murder. This lighthearted cozy builds to a double surprise ending. [em]Agent: Richard Curtis, Richard Curtis Associates. (May) [/em]