Santa Cruise - Couverture souple

Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, recently "hitched" private detective Regan Reilly and their husbands are all guests on the Royal Mermaid's maiden voyage, the Santa Cruise. The cruise is Commodore Randolph Weed's gift to a select group of people who in the last year made the world a better place. What the Commodore doesn't know is that his ne'er-do-well nephew, Eric, has smuggled two escaping criminals on board.
The ship's passengers include a writers group, who are planning a mystery seminar dedicated to a Ghost of Honour, the late Left Hook Louie. But the hoped-for tranquility quickly vanishes when a terrified mystery fan swears she has spotted the Ghost of Honour in the ship's chapel, and soon after - while a storm develops - an attempt is made on the life of a feeble passenger. Back in Miami, a TV reporter is turning the cruise into a public-relations nightmare.
As the Royal Mermaid sails on through troubled waters, Alvirah, Regan and Jack are uncovering clues that lead them to dangerous criminals. Filled with suspense and humour, Santa Cruise is a holiday mystery you won't want to miss.

Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband Willy, private detective Regan Reilly, her new husband Jack, and Regan's parents are all guests on the Royal Mermaid's maiden voyage, the Santa Cruise. The ship's passengers include members of the Oklahoma Readers and Writers group - who are planning a mystery seminar dedicated to a Ghost of Honour, the late Left Hook Louie - as well as assorted other charitable folk all planning on a restful post-Christmas vacation. What the guests don't know is that two escaping criminals have been smuggled on board. The hoped-for tranquility quickly vanishes when a terrified mystery fan swears she has spotted the Ghost of Honour in the ship's chapel, and soon after - while a storm develops outside - an attempt is made on the life of a feeble passenger. As the Royal Mermaid sails on through troubled waters, Alvirah, Regan and Jack are uncovering clues that lead them to dangerous criminals.