Salty: A Novel

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A hilarious page-turner from the bestselling author of Excavations, Salty takes us to a tropical marina where two estranged sisters reunite to work on a luxury yacht and take down the owner who destroyed their childhood homeand might have something to do with the dead body found next door.

Captain Denise is more comfortable facing down a stingray than a party guest, though shes punched both in recent memory. Shes been at the helm of these boats for half her life, back and forth across the Caribbean, and risen the ranks thanks to one rule: never, ever mix with the owners.

Her sister Helen is a walking HR violation, one of many reasons the two havent seen each other in years. Helen just got fired for the dozenth time for hooking up with a client and with every bridge burned, retreats home to work for Denise.

The clashing sisters are immediately thrown into the deeptheir first charter is the Falcon family, shady real estate developers who mowed down Helen and Denises childhood home to build condos along the beautiful peninsula here. The Falcons treat everyone like pawnsfrom their future daughter-in-law, gullible Poppy, who has no idea what shes marrying into, to the uptight yacht concierge, Geoff, whos looking for love in very wrong places.

When the latest Falcon building collapsesand a dead body turns up beside itHelen and Denise comb through the boat, marina, and beyond to uncover just how low the Falcons will sink in order to stay afloatbefore the big storm wipes out the evidence.

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"Dont wait for permission to come aboard this charming and hilarious novelSalty is pure fun. A romp through the worlds of luxury yachting, shady tropical developments, and families we cant escape, this novel hits the perfect balance between heartfelt and crack-you-up. Kate Myers is fast emerging as the best comic novelist of our generation. Fans of Below Deck and Bad Sisters, this ones for you." Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters, a Read with Jenna Pick "A spirited romp on the Caribbean seas, Salty is an upstairs-downstairs tale with Kate Myers' signature colorful characters and a setting to die for. For fans of Below Deck and beyond, Salty belongs in your beach bag this summer. A fun and frothy treat!" Rachel Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author "Filled with hilarious and cutting details, this buoyant book is an excellent vacation read." Laura Hankin, author of One Star Romance and The Daydreams

Author Bio

Kate Myers' writing has appeared in Elle, BuzzFeed, Narratively, PopSugar and Self magazine. She studied archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and has lived in New York and Los Angeles, where she worked in television development and for CollegeHumor. She now resides in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband and daughter.