Murder on a Mississippi Steamboat
β Scribed by Leighann Dobbs
- Publisher
- Bookouture
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1838886710
- ASIN
- B085DVKLQV
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β¦ Synopsis
A relaxing cruise down the Mississippi on the Miss Delta Bellesteamboat turns to tragedy when celebrity Delilah Dove falls from the deck and is swallowed by the river faster than you can say βman overboard!β Itβs touted as a tragic accident, but guests Miss Nora Marsh and her wily great-aunt Julia know a murder when they see one. Can they get justice for Delilah and crack the case without alerting the murderer to their suspicions? As Nora and Julia hunt for clues it emerges that nearly everyone had a reason to want Delilah dead. And thatβs bad news for the two sleuthsβwho want to solve the case pronto, before Mississippi police chief and Aunt Juliaβs nemesis Artemis Leonard comes on board at the next port to launch the official investigation. Sheβs not letting him get the credit if she can help it. With multiple suspects and a series of mysterious thefts onboardβnot to mention the distractingly handsome Max Lawton turning Noraβs headβthis is shaping up to be one tough case to crack. What started as a gentle river voyage is far from plain sailing.
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