SHATTERED AT SEA

Shattered at Sea (A Webb's Glass Shop Mystery) by Cheryl Hollon

 

Shattered at Sea (A Webb's Glass Shop Mystery)

Cozy Mystery 5th in Series 

Kensington (August 28, 2018) 

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages 

ISBN-10: 1496711777 

ISBN-13: 978-1496711779 

Digital ASIN: B077WY2SRQ

A Mediterranean cruise gives glass shop owner Savannah Webb a chance to demonstrate her expertise—and fire up her skills when it comes to foul play .

. . When Savannah signs on to perform glassblowing on a ship, part of the appeal is that she’ll get a chance to reconnect with her boyfriend Edward’s family. An added bonus is that Edward’s cousin, Ian, will be joining them on board. But when Ian disappears at the beginning of the cruise, the ship’s authorities initially consider it suicide. Savannah tries to balance her growing suspicions with work on her shows, but her relationship with the other glass artists begins to crack. And she can’t let love color her judgment when Edward suddenly jumps to the top of the suspect list. His fate is in Savannah’s hands, and she’ll do everything she can—on land and sea—to clear his name . . .

A destination vacation becomes available along with an opportunity to work aboard a cruise ship.
Savannah had trained in glassblowing and dreamed of working onboard a ship before her life got sidetracked when she took over her father's glass business.
This opportunity also offers a chance to get to know her boyfriend, Edward's, family better. Together, they visit his family home, celebrate his cousin's graduation, and are planning on spending time with cousin Ian on the cruise, a gift from his parents.
They did not expect for the Rosenberg twins to be aboard ship or for a less savory element of Edward's past to be revealed. Ian is lost to them after the first night afloat. Could any of this have to do with a curse over breaking crockery?
The bad luck seems to affect not only shipboard life but also life back home.

Characters we've watched grow and build relationships in previous books pull together to protect loved ones and solve Ian's disappearance. Secrets abound!
I found the glass blowing descriptions fascinating. I need to spend more time in glass shops and museums near me.

The only part I did not feel satisfied with was my tension towards and anger over the onboard security members. I still think there are secrets there to be revealed.
However since Savannah and company were only cruising for a week, and next time will be back on dry land, I will let that go and look forward to the next book.

About the Author

  Cheryl Hollon now writes full-time after she left an engineering career of designing and building military flight simulators in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and India.
Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating glass art. In the small glass studio behind her house in St. Petersburg, Florida, Cheryl and her husband design, create, and produce fused glass, stained glass, and painted glass artworks.

Visit her online at http://cherylhollon.com, on Facebook or on Twitter @CherylHollon.

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