Anchors Aweigh by Kathleen Bacus is billed as the last (?) Tressa Jayne (AKA Calamity Jayne) book. Bacus' web site is here: http://www.kathybacus.com/ she is also one of the bloggers at Killer Fiction which is here: http://www.killerfictionwriters.blogspot.com/ .
The book was great.
If you haven't read the others in the series I suggest you do so before reading this book. All of them are very good, fast paced and very funny. As in, make sure your mouth is empty of food or drink while reading any of them. You have been warned.
Tressa is a bit situation prone. Nah, let's be honest here. She's a disaster that never waits to happen.
In this "talent" she is ably assisted by wacky family members and acquaintances. This time she and her family, including a newly married grammy and step-grandfather are on a cruise ship. So it seems is a potential murderer.
Tressa manages get herself moved up to target number one as she tries to figure out who the murderer is. Bacus doesn't quite kill Tressa off, but she comes close a couple of times.
A minor spoiler. I guessed the why fairly early, but I really thought that candy was poisoned.
There is a reason for the ? after the "last" in the first sentence. Bacus has said in Killer Fiction that she wants to pursue other story lines. But she has also indicated a future return of Calamity Jayne is possible.
Let's hope so!
Incidentally, that other story line includes Fiance at her Fingertips which is not a Calamity Jayne book, but is also very good. Read it too.
This has been cross posted on Live Journal http://bookmobiler.livejournal.com/
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