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Dressed to Keel

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I'm a Janet Evanovich fan and this book was better than the Stephanie Plum series. I love offbeat characters, so I was tickled to meet Darcy and her friend Marie. This book is laugh out loud funny, but it is a great mystery too.

The suspense kept me turning the pages while the humor had my husband asking "What's so funny?" every five minutes. The characters have a lot of depth (something that is often lacking in other humorous mysteries) and I found myself wishing I could live in their world a little longer. Can't wait for the next in this series.

Darcy Cavanaugh and her sidekick, Marie, bring a breath of fresh air to the crowded field of mystery romance. Author Calvert deftly weaves elements of everyone's favorite genres in truly seamless fashion. Aficionados of medical thrillers, cozy mysteries, FBI dramas, and chick lit will all find something to love on Calvert's cruise to adventure. Darcy is a well-crafted multi-dimensional character who jumps...or perhaps trips, with her characteristic clumsiness...off the page. Equal attention to the secondary characters brings the whole crew to life on a cruise to remember. Be prepared to book your next cruise mystery the minute you finish this one!

I was lucky enough to receive an advance review copy of Dressed to Keel... and this one's a keeper.

After showing up at her boyfriend's house wearing nothing but a raincoat and a smile - only to be greeted by a Labrador Retriever and the boyfriend's wife - burnt-out nurse Darcy Cavanaugh decides to book herself on a North Atlantic cruise. And with hunky dance host Luke Skyler hanging on her words, gorgeous vistas, luscious buffets, and her best friend Marie on board, it's looking like a little R&R is just the ticket.

Until a rash of robberies sweeps through the ship, and Darcy realizes that the only thing the victims have in common is loads of dough - and lots of dances with Luke. Then Darcy's cabin steward winds up dead and hanging from a deck rail, and the ship's Nepalese security force whisks Marie away `for questioning'. When someone tries to drop a lifeboat on Darcy's head, she realizes she has to unravel things fast... or she may not make it to the next port of call.

With an unsinkable amateur sleuth, red-hot romance, fabulous settings, and a nail-biting finale, Dressed to Keel will keep you up all night - and leave you begging for more.