If It Wasn't For The Money: A Sam Anderson Mystery

The first book in the Sam Anderson series finds Sam on a cruise ship to Alaska. When a member of the group of strangers she dines with each night disappears, she soon discovers that several people could benefit from the tragic event. Who would financially benefit most from the death of the heiress? Travelling from the icy glaciers of Alaska to the steamy heat of New Orleans, Sam begins to tie up the loose strings of the mystery - but can she solve the puzzle before she too becomes a target?