Sea of Troubles — Janet L. Smith

AN AFFAIR OF REAL ESTATE AND LOVE, KIDNAPPING AND MURDER...

Elegant Windsor Resort on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest is up for sale with an interested buyer on the spot. But to Seattle lawyer Annie MacPherson, who holds power of attorney for the Windsor's seriously ill owner, the deal seems suspiciously hasty. She feels pressured by the hotel's manager, and she dislikes both the prospective buyer, a coldly reserved Easterner, and his glamorous blonde companion, Marguerite Boulanger.

Annie's uneasiness is soon justified when a kidnapping and a murder rock the resort's peaceful beauty. Fascinated by a mystery that tantalizes and threatens, Annie digs deeper -- and uncovers enough shady shenanigans to make the hotel's guest list look like a who's who of greed, deceit, and revenge....