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"And All That Sea"
 A Casey McKie Mystery

 Casey’s relaxing Caribbean jazz cruise is interrupted when “The Countess” goes missing and the captain asks her to investigate … quietly.
All Casey wanted was to sit on the deck reading novels and possibly pursue her attraction to Aaron, an intriguing jazz magazine editor. But she can’t resist a mystery, especially when homicide might be involved.
Ship authorities believe the countess simply overstayed an island stop, but Casey suspects something a bit more sinister.
Images of the countess flailing in the night sea haunt Casey as she uncovers several passengers with motives for murder.
Unsure whether the countess is alive or dead, the tenacious PI follows clues stretching from the seedy underbelly of Saigon to the luxurious ports of call of the Caribbean, the mystery’s final resolution stunning even the seasoned investigator.
------------------------------------------------------------Casey McKie is a smart, tough, straight-talking (and when necessarystraight-shooting) PI and one of the most original characters to come along in years.
The dark side of San Francisco is where Casey works. In her free time, she indulges her passion for jazz, frequenting her best friend’s jazz club in North Beach. Both these worlds, the dark and the jazzy, are brought vividly and accurately to life as Casey solves the mysteries that surround her.
An invitation to accompany her friend, jazz vocalist Dee Jefferson, on a jazz cruise is exactly what Casey needs after a harrowing experience bringing a serial killer to justice. She will be on board a luxury liner, amidst jazz people, wining and dining in elegant comfort, listening to her favorite music by day and by night. That's what the brochure says. By implication, Casey thinks that the thieves and murders will be left behind on land.
In her dreams.
-- Bruce Crowther, novelist and jazz writer