Drowned Under - (Cyd Redondo Mysteries) by Wendall Thomas (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Eggnog notwithstanding, travel agent Cyd Redondo is not looking forward to the holidays. The borough of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn--along with most of her family--holds her responsible for landing her Uncle Ray in a minimum security prison. So, when Cyd's ex-husband, Barry Manzoni, announces his parents have disappeared from an Australian cruise, she rushes Down Under to enlist the help of travel liaison and friend Harriet Archer, who offers a free cabin on the Tasmanian Dream and insider assistance with the search. Cyd's flights are delayed, so she hitches a helicopter ride to the ship--which lacks a heli-pad. She and her Balenciaga bag barely survive the harrowing drop, landing on a gorgeous man in a Speedo. When she finally makes it to her cabin, she finds Harriet dead, lying in a pool of blood. The ship's doctor/coroner--now wearing a tux instead of his Speedo--declares the death an accident. While Darling Cruises hurries to cover up the "unfortunate event" and sanitize the crime scene, Cyd scrambles to preserve evidence, terrified the murder is connected to the Manzonis' disappearance, and to prevent the heist of the world's last Tasmanian tiger" --<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Eggnog notwithstanding, travel agent Cyd Redondo is not looking forward to the holidays. The borough of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn - along with most of her family - holds her responsible for landing her Uncle Ray in a minimum security prison.</p> <p>So, when Cyd's ex-husband, Barry Manzoni, announces his parents have disappeared from an Australian cruise, she rushes Down Under to enlist the help of travel liaison and friend Harriet Archer, who offers a free cabin on the <i>Tasmanian Dream</i> and insider assistance with the search.</p> <p>Cyd's flights are delayed, so she hitches a helicopter ride to the ship - which lacks a heli-pad. She and her Balenciaga bag barely survive the harrowing drop, landing on a gorgeous man in a Speedo. When she finally makes it to her cabin, she finds Harriet dead, lying in a pool of blood.</p> <p>The ship's doctor/coroner - now wearing a tux instead of his Speedo - declares the death an accident and Darling Cruises hurries to cover up the unfortunate event and sanitize the crime scene. While scrambling to preserve evidence and find the Manzonis, Cyd stumbles into a heist of the world's last Tasmanian tiger.</p> <p>Her search for Barry's parents and Harriet's killer unearths more comic and deadly surprises on ship and on land - where a Tasmanian asylum awaits - as Cyd, red purse in hand, finds enemies, allies, crimes, and romance in the most inconvenient places.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>Drowned Under</i> is laugh out loud funny. With its finely tuned timing and zany, emotional protagonist, this novel puts Thomas in a class with Carl Hiassen and Janet Evanovitch.<br>" - <strong><em> Nancy Tingley, Lefty nominated author of the Jenna Murphy mysteries </em></strong><br><br>"Bravo. Cyd Redondo, Redondo Travel, is at it again. What a wonderful sequel to Lost Luggage. With her clever mind, tart comebacks, and Balenciaga tote bag, Cyd is a fearsome force. I love her pluck, the way she digs her way out of trouble, and her willingness to do everything she can-even die-for her clientele. What a heroine for the modern age. Do not miss this!<br>" - <strong><em> Daryl Wood Gerber, Agatha award-winning national bestselling author of the Cookbook Nook and French Bistro mysteries </em></strong><br><br>"The passenger list in Wendall Thomas's <i>Drowned Under</i> is a cavalcade of randy former nuns, gigolos, stowaways, near-extinct marsupials...and one brilliantly sexy disaster of a globetrotting travel agent named Cyd Redondo. Thanks to her wildly creative mind, the fruits of which produce frequent affronts to her dignity, Cyd is easily one of my favorite amateur sleuths in fiction today. Thomas's writing flows effortlessly, and her plotting is complex but perfectly tied together. This is a remarkable novel in what is shaping up to be an exciting and hilarious series. Don't miss <i>Drowned Under</i> or its predecessor, Lost Luggage. You'll love Cyd, perhaps the funniest heroine out there. Highest recommendation.<br>" - <strong><em> James W. Ziskin, Anthony and Macavity award winning author of the Ellie Stone mysteries </em></strong><br><br>"Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum will cotton to Cyd. " - <strong><em> Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Wendall Thomas teaches in the Graduate Film School at UCLA, lectures internationally on screenwriting, and has worked as an entertainment reporter, script consultant, and film and television writer. Her novel <em>Lost Luggage</em> was nominated for the Lefty and Macavity awards for Best Debut Mystery.</p>
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