Cruising to Death

The Emily Menotti Mysteries #3

by Maryellen Winkler

Intrepid amateur sleuth, Emily Menotti, is having fun on her first Caribbean cruise along with new friends from the Wayward Sisters book club. But, as they head out of New York City for warmer climes, a recently married friend
goes missing and another becomes ill.
With the help of her clairsentient pal, Melinda, Emily starts investigating. Yet even a séance, guided by Melinda, reveals more old secrets than new clues.

Set amid the tropical backdrops of St. Thomas, St. Kitts, and Tortola, this mystery has motives aplenty, including an ex-husband who balks at paying alimony, a former high school boyfriend now married to another of the
group, and the ongoing resentment of two unmarried friends.

Join Emily as she solves the mystery of the missing newlywed on a chilling cruise with some uninvited passengers: jealousy, revenge, and death.

Emily Menotti is a detective like no other. An ordinary woman who has an extraordinary mind and some extraordinary friends. Are the ghosts of the murdered reaching out to her or is she merely in the wrong place at the right time?
Accompany Emily as she tenaciously investigates the elusive truth in this captivating whodunit.

177 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2017

About the author

Maryellen Winkler is an American writer who specializes in ghostly mysteries. She is a native of Wilmington, Delaware where she has lived in and around her entire life. Her home-away-from-home is the New England landscape where she finds joy and solace in its rocky seashores and unspoiled forests.

A graduate of Ursuline Academy and the University of Delaware, she has had various careers in banking, real estate, and retail. Her true loves are reading, writing, and puzzles.

Her characters are based on her experiences as working woman, a divorcee, a stumbler at dating in her 50's and 60's, a second marriage, and later widowhood. Yet she remains fiercely optimistic and believes in the restorative powers of good friends and good food.

Reviews

[Kelly Ewing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh good lord that was a wild ride! I did NOT expect Sylvia or Liz to be a horrible persons! Alistar, definitely a suspect. Sven-even a suspect! Rick too because clearly dude has issues. But wow.
I really liked the cruise setting! And the whole group of friends but I’m surprised there was no “book clubbing” happening with the book club.
Definitely a cozy mystery!