The Enchanted Ingenue
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It was supposed to be a fun-filled long weekend.
A luxury yacht filled with beautiful people. Stars of the silver screen. A movie director. A spiritualist. A hedonist. A doctor and his girlfriend.
What could possibly go wrong?
A murder mystery whodunit set in 1920, The Enchanted Ingénue is dark tale of intrigue. When a beautiful spiritualist who claims to talk to the dead is found poisoned, Madison Quest must find the murderer. But even Mother Nature seems intent on stopping him.
A colossal storm is brewing in the middle of an uncaring ocean. A yacht full of suspects who all have secrets.
Will the culprit be stopped?
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