Sometimes the answers are staring you right in the face. And so is death.

1953 France:

A young Alice thinks she's going to spend a pleasant day on board a boat owned by Emilie Allard, one of the wealthiest women in France. Instead she is thrust into danger once more when Emilie is attacked and her brother murdered. There are a limited number of suspects but with them all hiding something, finding out the truth may be impossible.

Alice is up for the challenge, but as she gets closer to finding out what happened, disaster strikes. This time she might be out of her depth.

2022 Wellington, New Zealand:

Alice thinks she is going to spend a pleasant day cruising the Wellington harbour on a new ferry. Instead disaster strikes and someone dies. There are a limited number of suspects and no apparent motive, but as Alice digs deeper she finds that the truth may be more horrifying than she imagined.

Join Alice in Diamonds and Drowning, the fifth book in the Silvermoon Retirement Village cozy mystery series and discover how much history repeats.