Publisher's Synopsis
Fleeing the disastrous arrest of her fiance on the eve of their wedding, Celia Kilbride, a gems and jewelry expert, hopes to escape from public attention by lecturing on a brand-new cruise ship, the QUEEN CHARLOTTE. On board, she meets eighty-six-year-old Lady Emily Haywood, or 'Lady Em,' as she is known throughout the world. Immensely wealthy, Lady Em is the owner of a priceless emerald necklace that she intends to leave to the Smithsonian after the cruise. But three days out to sea, she is found dead, and the necklace is missing. The list of suspects is large and growing. With her new friends, Alvirah and Willy, Celia sets out to find the killer - not realizing that she has put herself in mortal danger before the ship reaches its final destination...
