Put on your sunglasses for this fun summer murder mystery! Join us on Tuesday, July 8 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm as we dive in with Kate Myers and her new book, Salty. This story follows two sisters who team up to uncover the real designs behind their rich employer’s shady development plans. Kate will discuss her work with local author Erika Montgomery, then answer questions and sign books. Copies of Salty will be available for purchase at the event.
This free, public event will be hosted in partnership with Give Rise Studio at their location. For accessibility requests, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
About the book: Denise has been a yacht captain for half her life. She lives for storms on the Caribbean Sea and stingrays, has amazing pocket knife skills, and wouldn’t be caught dead socializing on the boat. She uses those knives to cut her own hair, and it shows.
Her sister Helen is ten years younger and always wears accessories that prompt people to ask about her travels. The two haven’t seen each other in years. Helen’s made a career out of putting the hospitable in hospitality and was just fired yet again for hooking up with a guest. With every HR bridge burned, she joins Denise’s crew working the boats.
The clashing sisters are immediately thrown into the deep—their first charter is the Falcon family, shady real estate developers who mowed down Helen and Denise’s childhood home to build condos along the beautiful peninsula here. The Falcons treat everyone like pawns—from their future daughter-in-law, gullible Poppy, who has no idea what she’s marrying into, to the uptight yacht concierge, Geoff, who’s looking for love in very wrong places.
When the Falcon condo building collapses—and a dead body turns up beside it—Helen and Denise comb through the boat, marina, and beyond to uncover just how low the Falcons will sink in order to stay afloat—before the big storm wipes out the evidence.
About the author: Kate Myers is the author of the national bestseller Excavations. Her writing has appeared in Elle, BuzzFeed, and Self magazines. She studied archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and has lived in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, where she’s worked for CBS in television development and for CollegeHumor. She now resides in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband, daughters, and dog.
About the moderator: A card-carrying cinephile and native New Englander, novelist Erika Montgomery lives with her family in western Maryland. She is the author of A Summer to Remember and Our Place on the Island.
