Whilst Regan Reilly is already a private investigator her best friend, Alvirah Meehan wants to get in on the act and draws Regan in to rescuing a dog for a wealthy socialite. But Regan and Alvirah are heading off on a three day cruise organized by Regan's mum, a successful mystery writer, to promote her latest novel and all the guests are fans as well as amateur detectives who are there to take part in a murder mystery weekend at the same time. But Alvirah thinks there may be a real killer aboard and along with Regan they are going to work together to work out who it is before someone ends up murdered for real.
Adapted from Carol and Mary Higgins Clark's Santa Cruise novel, this is a fair to middling mystery set on a cruise. Our two heroines are out to prevent a real life murder amidst the fictional one. It's slow-paced in the first half, picks up in the second. The acting is good, especially by Gail O' Grady, and it's amusing at times, but the set-up of the characters and the plot isn't too strong. Not great by any means, but passable enough for a rainy day.
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