Murder on Castaway Island

By Alicia Gael

On a cloudless summer day, ghostwriter Phyl Long and educator Virgie Campbell meet as they wait for a private boat to Castaway Island. The attraction between the two is immediate, as is the excitement of a relaxing weekend getting to know each other. But once they arrive on the island, Phyl and Virgie discover things aren’t what they should be. After meeting the other guests, they realize the staff are confused, there’s no Wi-Fi, and the phone coverage is spotty. And there’s no way to leave the island.

A charged accusation. A death. Another death, and then another...and another... As their fellow island occupants are murdered one by one, Phyl and Virgie realize their only hope of escaping is to work together to unmask the killer. But how does each know that the other isn’t using their budding romance as cover for a very twisted plan?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bella Books
• Release date: Feb 29, 2024
• ISBN: 9781642475876

Alicia Gael

Alicia Gael (she/her) earned a Creative Writing Certificate from UC San Diego Extension and has a Master’s degree in criminology from CSU Fresno. She is a retired probation officer and criminal justice professor. She has short stories published in; The Bangalore Review (Deception) and The Quiet Reader (No Time For Stories), and the first chapter of her unfinished historical fiction novel, The Journey, was published in The California Writer’s Club 2022 Review.When not focused on writing, she can be found reading, or playing the ukelele. She lives near the ocean on the California central coast with her wife Donna, and furry kid, Bailey.

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