{"product_id":"death-on-the-diversion-secret-patricia-mclinn-9781944126384","title":"Death on the Diversion (Secret Sleuth, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinal resting place? Deck chair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheila Mackey has a secret. To the world, she's author of a blockbuster book. Her wily great-aunt, the actual author, orchestrated this mutually beneficial masquerade. Now the aunt's retiring and Sheila must draft Act Two of her own life. This cruise is supposed to be the perfect time to do that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing the Atlantic on the Diversion, Sheila finds a dead body on deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe realizes she knows a whole lot more about the interactions of the victim and suspects than the ship's officials do. 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