Etiquette for lovers and killers a novel

"Set in 1960s Maine, a Nancy Drew for the contemporary adult reader, in a deliciously witty and twisty murder mystery following a young woman who just wishes something interesting would happen for once . . . only to stumble upon a stranger-than-fiction mystery that even the local police can't handle...

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Main Author: Healy, Anna Fitzgerald (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2025.
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Summary:"Set in 1960s Maine, a Nancy Drew for the contemporary adult reader, in a deliciously witty and twisty murder mystery following a young woman who just wishes something interesting would happen for once . . . only to stumble upon a stranger-than-fiction mystery that even the local police can't handle"--
It's 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billie McCadie is bored to death. She's surrounded by dull people with more manners than sense, and no sign of the intrigue or romance that fills her beloved novels. Then everything changes. An engagement ring and cryptic love letter addressed to 'Gertrude' turn up. Billie meets yacht-club handsome Avery Webster. Unsettling phone calls and visits from a man in a fedora begin. She ends up being one of the last people to see Gertrude alive -- and the first to see her dead. What follows is an intoxicating cocktail of stalking, blackmail, Jell-O salads, and champagne secrets, all served along the rocky Maine coastline. Everyone is a suspect. Everyone has a secret. And (strangely) everyone has a boat. But who is willing to kiss and tell? As the body count rises and the danger nears, why does Billie feel like she's more than just a side character?
Physical Description:338 pages : map ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-338)
ISBN:9780593719633
0593719638
Author Notes:Anna Fitzgerald Healy grew up on the Maine coast. She studied at Emerson College. Now she works in Los Angeles, living in a (possibly haunted) miniature castle in the Hollywood Hills. Her writing has been featured in several literary magazines and short story anthologies. Etiquette for Lovers and Killers is her debut novel, best paired with a cheese plate and a spritz.