HarperPaperbacks, December 1998

ISBN 0-06-104453-9, $5.99

"singularly unusual characters...a fervently funny  finale"--The Mystery Reader
"funny, thrilling and dangerous..." --Romantic Times
"This is one you shouldn't miss." --Rendezous

Food writer Angie Amalfi's long-awaited vacation with her detective boyfriend Paavo Smith has all the ingredients of a romantic getaway. A sail to Acapulco aboard a freighter, no crowds, no homicide department worries, a red bikini. It's the perfect scenario for a proposal. But it isn't long before Angie's Love Boat fantasies are headed for stormy seas. The cook tries to jump off the ship, Paavo is acting mighty strange, the fellow passengers are an odd lot, Angie's luggage is rifled through, and the meals are terribly unimaginative. She's willing to help out in the kitchen, but when murder is added to the menu, Angie thinks maybe the cook had the right idea. This is the sixth book in this popular series.

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• SOMETHING'S COOKING
• TOO MANY COOKS
• COOKING UP TROUBLE
• COOKING MOST DEADLY
• COOK'S NIGHT OUT
• A COOK IN TIME
• TO CATCH A COOK
• BELL, COOK, AND CANDLE
• IF COOKS COULD KILL