Who, Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Taylor & Seale Publishing
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 236 pages

Synopsis

A heated argument on a nearby boat followed by a loud splash . . .

 

Who, Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite is a mystery set in an urban boating community in Seattle. Bryn Baczek lives on a sailboat in a small marina with her cat, Macavity, and a series of short-lived goldfish. When a neighbor she doesn’t like becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, she reluctantly seeks evidence to prove him innocent. She ends up being threatened by the victim’s abusive boyfriend, betrayed by a close friend, and can’t resist using subterfuge to enter a secured building to search the victim’s office. Although she shares what she learns with a charming detective, she is one step ahead of the police in identifying the murderer . . . a step that puts her in a dangerous face-to-face confrontation.

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Character Guest Post

Living Aboard My Sailboat

by Bryn Baczek

The first question most people ask is whether I feel cramped living on a 40-foot sailboat with my cat, Macavity. The answer is “sometimes but not usually.” I like the cozy feel of small spaces, and there’s a lot less to clean. Of course, Macavity considers the entire marina his home, so he isn’t concerned with the size of our shared space. And to some extent, I feel that way too. Not only do I have the entire marina as my backyard, I also have a watery pathway that can take me to distant places whenever I want to go. Like a snail carrying their home with them. (Did I just compare myself to a snail?!)

One of the other things I like about living aboard my boat in a small urban marina is the location. I have prime waterfront within spitting distance of downtown. Well, it depends on how far you can spit, but you get the idea. And my office is in a building at the head of the dock. You can’t beat that for a commute.

There are only a few liveaboards in our marina, but one of them is a good friend, Logan. Having him and his partner, Judd, just a shout away is definitely an advantage. It means we can do things on the spur of the moment—go out for a meal, stop by for a cuppa or a glass of wine, or get together to kick the wheels of a conversation. Logan is a college professor, and I’m a consultant, so we have the additional advantage of flexible schedules. That’s come in handy when we’ve had some sleuthing to do.

There are, however, some disadvantages to living aboard. I miss not having a bathtub, and I have to take laundry to a laundromat. Some large marinas have laundry facilities, but ours doesn’t. Also, some liveaboards have boats big enough to accommodate both a tub and a washer-dryer, but mine is too small. So I take showers instead of baths and put off going to the laundromat until I absolutely have to. It’s hard to explain why I hate going to a laundromat. The one I go to is clean, has metal chairs that are okay for about an hour, and is not terribly busy if I go during the day mid-week. So I shouldn’t complain, but I do. My mother has tried to get me to do my laundry at their home, but that feels like a step back in time, and I would have to make conversation rather than reading a book. Sometimes I impose on my best friend, Sophie, and use the washer-dryer in her condo while we watch a movie or eat and talk or watch a movie while eating and talking. It also usually involves a bottle of red wine.

There’s one other advantage to living aboard that I haven’t mention—I can go swimming whenever I want. I love to swim, and if the water is cold, I have a wetsuit. I’ve traveled all over the lake on my paddleboard. Just give me a sunny day and a few hours to spend on play instead of work, and I’m ready to jump in, literally. Speaking of going for a swim, a midnight swim is the catalyst for me getting involved in a recent murder investigation. If you want to find out how that happened, you can read about it in Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite.

About the Author

In a world filled with uncertainty and too little chocolate, Charlotte Stuart, Ph.D., has taught college courses in speech communication, was a management consultant and a VP of HR, and has enjoyed time spent sailing and commercial salmon fishing in Alaska. Her current passion is for writing mysteries with a dollop of adventure and a smattering of humor. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys watching herons, eagles, seals, and other sea life from her Vashon Island home office.

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