Jim West and his new lady friend, Deputy Rose Luna, take a cruise out of Galveston, TX, to relax and get to know each other a little better. Aboard the ship, they encounter one of Jim’s former acquaintances on her honeymoon. When her new husband is murdered during the second night at sea, the likelihood of Jim’s fun, relaxing cruise runs into rough seas. A second and possible third murder overwhelms the ship’s security team, and Jim and Rose find themselves helping the crew to catch the murderer. With only three days left at sea until over three thousand possible suspects leave the ship, the task seems impossible. As they cast their net to catch the killer, Jim and Rose discover they may have caught themselves in the net with him.
Jim West: Main character and former Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Rose Luna: Jim’s girlfriend and a deputy sheriff from El Paso, Texas Sarah Lassiter: Murder victim’s wife and friend of Jim’s whom he has not seen in years (see Dead Men Can Kill) Ed Anderson: Killer whose mind snaps in the process of carrying out his plan to commit three murders onboard the cruise ship.