{"product_id":"much-ado-about-nauticaling-paperback","title":"Much Ado about Nauticaling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabby Allan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe bubbly fun of a rom-com meets the irresistible quirkiness of a cozy mystery in this buoyant new series set off the coast of Southern California, where 30-something Whitney Dagner has moved home to help with her family's boat tour business. Living in a Pacific paradise isn't always smooth sailing, but things really get rocky when Whit's brother is accused of murder and it falls on her - with the help of her ex-boyfriend Felix and police dispatcher roommate Mirabel - to clear his name...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhitney 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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 \u003ci\u003eSea Bounder\u003c\/i\u003e, a glass bottom boat showing tourists the underwater sights of aquatic plants, marine life--and a murder victim? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGABBY ALLAN \u003c\/b\u003eis a California girl who now lives with her husband, daughter, and two insane dogs in Central Pennsylvania. A member of Sisters in Crime, she's previously published romances and cozy mysteries under another penname.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692658233407,"sku":"9781496731067","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6c5899d26fb6c9d74f6752d10d5fda47.webp?v=1764996155","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/much-ado-about-nauticaling-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}