The Corpse with the Pearly Smile

by Cathy Ace

Overview

"How could an experienced pearl diver drown in calm waters protected by a coral reef? That sounds...suspicious..."

When Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist Cait Morgan literally bumps into a body floating in a picturesque lagoon on the paradise island of Tahiti, she and her retired cop husband Bud Anderson find themselves engulfed by the tragedy.

Before long, our investigative duo realizes that not everything is as perfect as it appears at the luxury beach resort where they've been hosted as 'test guests'. Diving beneath the surface of the seemingly placid lives of the people Cait believes she has come to know, it becomes clear that many dark secrets have been lurking, hidden in the depths...and she finds herself awash with doubts about her abilities...and suspects. When another calamity befalls their group, Cait and Bud know they must act fast...because it's time to sink, or swim.

This is the fourteenth book in the series featuring the often prickly and invariably justice-driven sleuth, Cait Morgan, and her quietly determined husband, Bud Anderson.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186105060
Publisher:	Four Tails Publishing Ltd.
Publication date:	10/01/2024
Series:	The Cait Morgan Mysteries , #14
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	116,442
File size:	683 KB

About the Author

Cathy Ace’s Cait Morgan Mysteries feature a criminal psychologist sleuth encountering traditional whodunits around the world (coming to TV, starring Eve Myles as Cait Morgan); her WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries feature a quartet of softly-poached female PIs solving cozy cases from a Welsh stately home. Her Welsh suspense novel, The Wrong Boy, has also been optioned for TV. Shortlisted for Canada’s Bony Blithe Award three times, winning once, she’s also won IPPY and IBA Awards; her work’s also been twice shortlisted for a Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, and twice for the CrimeFictionLover Best Indie Novel. She migrated from Wales aged 40, and now lives in Canada.

Editorial Reviews

Review Excerpt #1*
"Have you been missing those delightful mystery-travelogue works...? Say hello to Cathy Ace and her intrepid sleuth, Cait Morgan, a Welsh-Canadian professor with a predilection for investigating crime...Ace is, well, an ace when it comes to plot and description."

The Globe and Mail - Margaret Canon

"...After a decent number of red herrings surface, plus the emergence of several characters who are more, or less, than they present themselves to be, Cait gathers the suspects...for a summing up. If all of this suggests the school of Agatha Christie, it's no doubt what Cathy Ace intended. She is, as it fortunately happens, more than adept at the Christie thing."

Toronto Sun - Jack Batten

"Her writing is stellar. Details, references, allusions, expertly crafted phrasing, and serious subjects punctuated by wit and humour."

Ottawa Review of Books - Wendy Hawkin

"Cait unravels the...mystery using her eidetic memory and her powers of deduction, which are worthy of Hercule Poirot."

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - Steve Steinbock