The Glass Bottom Hoax
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Publisher Description
Madison Night goes undercover at sea—where a retro cruise turns into a floating crime scene.
Cruising Caprice!
Madison Night has built a reputation for excellence in mid-century modern design, but when a covert opportunity to expose a crime ring aboard a cruise ship comes her way, she agrees to go undercover. The assignment will test more than her investigative instincts: Madison must rely on her acting chops as she poses as a Doris Day impersonator, while police captain Tex Allen plays the role of her manager husband.
The roleplay turns dangerously real when the ship's entertainment director is found dead on the lido deck—sometime between shuffleboard and sunset.
With the purser, her lone contact, suddenly gone, Madison is left adrift. Uncovering corrupt employees is one thing; identifying a murderer in the middle of the ocean is another. Her carefully crafted cover story places her at the center of the investigation—and squarely in harm's way. Expected to sing for her supper while navigating suspicion, secrets, and a very fake marriage, Madison must dive deep for answers before the tides turn against her.
Can Madison keep her head above water—or will this case send her overboard?
This is the twelfth book in the Madison Night mystery series. Perfect for readers who love a stylish amateur sleuth, mid-century modern design, and crimes where personal loyalties blur the truth.
If you love smart heroines, retro flair, and traditional mysteries with real stakes, the Madison Night series is for you.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dallas interior decorator Madison Night exploits her remarkable resemblance to Doris Day in her frothy latest adventure (after Please Don't Push Up the Daisies). Donna Nast, owner of Big Bro Security, has been hired by Texas Luxury Cruises to stop a spate of burglaries aboard their ships. Donna, however, isn't sure that the cruise company is operating aboveboard, and hires Madison to help vet her suspicions. Madison and her boyfriend, police captain Tex Allen, are to board the next cruise, with Madison posing as a professional Doris Day impersonator and Tex as her manager, to see if they can dig up any dirt. The couple happily accepts the assignment, but soon after the New Nautilus has set sail from Galveston, purser Homer Manalo, the one crew number who knows why Madison is onboard, is stabbed to death. Once again, Madison is forced to draw on her sharp observational skills, both to ferret out Homer's killer and to determine if the New Nautilus is home to a crime ring. The plot beats are familiar, but Vallere hits her marks, delivering a clever, fairly clued solution. This gets the job done. (Self-published)
