Sea of Troubles - Softcover

Smith, Janet L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804107599 ISBN 13: 9780804107594

Publisher: Fawcett, 1991

Synopsis

Elegant Windsor Resort in the Pacific Northwest is up for sale. And Seattle lawyer Annie MacPherson holds power of attorney for the ailing owner. But her suspicions are sharpened when she sees who wants to buy. And when a kidnapping and murder rock the island, Annie discovers that the creepy guests have more to hide than their wallets.

About this title

About the Author:

Janet L. Smith, founder of NORTHWEST ELDER LAW GROUP PLLC, is an attorney and mediator providing services in elder law, estate planning, estate administration, guardianship, and elder mediation. She is a graduate of Pomona College and the University of Washington School of Law. She has been practicing law in the State of Washington for more than 30 years. Although she found writing mystery novels to be extremely satisfying, she took the advice of many wise mentors who told her not to quit her day job. Her favorite part of writing Sea of Troubles, Practice to Deceive, and A Vintage Murder was taking road trips to research all the wonderful Northwest locations. Janet lives in Edmonds, Washington, and in her spare time enjoys hiking, sea kayaking, gardening and traveling.

From Publishers Weekly:

When spirited Seattle attorney Annie MacPherson visits a client's exclusive resort on the San Juan Islands to negotiate its sale, she looks forward to combining legal matters with a few days of recreation. But her moments of relaxation are interrupted when the prospective buyer's comely French girlfriend is kidnapped and held for ransom. Before the furious buyer carries out his threat to sue the resort for negligence, a male guest is found shot to death in his beachfront cabin. Afraid her client may be held accountable for this incident, too, Annie puts on her sleuthing cap to help police solve the seemingly unrelated crimes. She questions hotel guests (each one, from the scheming actress to the secretive political candidate, is hiding something), playing a game of cat and mouse with the increasingly desperate killer. The author's experiences as a former trial lawyer help her create a logical, believable story line, and carefully dropped clues, chilling murder scenes and plot twists make this first novel a crisp, well-crafted whodunit.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0804107599
• ISBN 13: 9780804107594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 10