Bodies in the Sand
(2025)(The first book in the Velma Takes A Vacation series)
A novel by Ginger Cole
A cruise ship cozy mystery with humor, heart, and a sharp-eyed Southern sleuth—Velma Buford is back, and murder’s on the menu.
Velma Buford thought a Caribbean cruise would be the perfect way to celebrate thirty years of marriage—sunshine, seafood, and a few fruity cocktails. But when a severed finger turns up in her shrimp cocktail, her vacation takes a deadly detour.
From suspicious spa treatments and shady self-help gurus to a missing woman and a trail of lies, Velma’s not about to let a murder ruin her all-you-can-eat experience. With her husband Vernon loyally (and loudly) at her side, this middle-aged sleuth duo is ready to uncover the truth—no matter how slippery the deck gets.
Bodies in the Sand is a funny, clean cruise ship cozy mystery perfect for fans of humorous amateur sleuths, vacation whodunits, and quirky married detectives who never back down from a buffet or a body.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Velma Buford thought a Caribbean cruise would be the perfect way to celebrate thirty years of marriage—sunshine, seafood, and a few fruity cocktails. But when a severed finger turns up in her shrimp cocktail, her vacation takes a deadly detour.
From suspicious spa treatments and shady self-help gurus to a missing woman and a trail of lies, Velma’s not about to let a murder ruin her all-you-can-eat experience. With her husband Vernon loyally (and loudly) at her side, this middle-aged sleuth duo is ready to uncover the truth—no matter how slippery the deck gets.
Bodies in the Sand is a funny, clean cruise ship cozy mystery perfect for fans of humorous amateur sleuths, vacation whodunits, and quirky married detectives who never back down from a buffet or a body.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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