MUCH ADO ABOUT NAUTICALING
Much Ado about Nauticaling
(A Whit and Whiskers Mystery)
by Gabby Allan
Much Ado about Nauticaling (A Whit and Whiskers Mystery)
Publisher: Kensington (July 27, 2021)
Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1496731069
ISBN-13: 978-1496731067
Digital ASIN: B08TB5M4K8
Whitney Dagner is your tour guide to a Pacific paradise that’s to die for—only to find it’s a place people are also willing to kill for—in Gabby Allan’s Much Ado About Nauticaling, first in the Whit and Whiskers Mystery series.
After far too many years in the Los Angeles corporate world, Whitney Dagner has come home to Santa Catalina Island off the California coast to help her brother Nick run Nautically Yours, the family tourism business. Between gift shop shifts selling all manner of T-shirts and tchotchkes and keeping her feline Whiskers in fine fettle, she pilots the Sea Bounder, a glass bottom boat showing tourists the underwater sights of aquatic plants, marine life—and a murder victim?
The self-proclaimed “Master of the Island,” Jules Tisdale was a wealthy man with business interests throughout Catalina who was about to be honored as Person of the Year before someone strangled him with his own tie and tossed his body into the water. That someone appears to be Nick, who had a raw deal from Jules and no alibi the night of his murder. To clear her brother’s name, Whit will have to investigate Jules’ shady associates and not exactly grief-stricken family members—with the unwelcome help of Felix Ramirez, police diver and Whit’s ex-boyfriend who’s looking to rekindle their relationship.
I love discovering a new series with characters and settings to explore.
Whitney Dagner is returning to where she spent her youthful summers.
She is taking over the family business with her younger brother, as well as opening her own dream business. What she isn't excited about is discovering a body floating under her glass bottom boat, her brother looking awful guilty, before he disappears, and the police making up their mind quickly and only half~heartedly pursuing any other suspect.
Thank goodness she has Goldy and Grandpop to believe in Nick's innocence as well and help her keep from going out of business before her grand opening. She is not as sure having Felix on her side is also a blessing or just a complication.
An island setting, people who may have changed since Whit knew them years ago, and hidden agendas and secrets all propel this wonderful mystery. I also enjoyed the contributions of Whiskers.
About Gabby Allan
After writing plays for her friends to act out as a kid, bad poetry in high school, and her high school Alma Mater song, GABBY ALLAN finally found her true passion—cozy mysteries. Being able to share her world with readers, one laugh at a time, and touch people’s hearts with her down-to-earth characters makes for the best job ever. This California girl now lives with her husband, daughter, and two insane dogs in Central Pennsylvania where she is hard at work on her next novel.
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Thanks so much! - Gabby Allan (and Whiskers!)
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