Jack and his friends are going far from home in this third installment of the Jack Sampson Mysteries. Two years have passed since the events of Close Enough and Jack has finished his junior year of college. Before he can waste the summer away, his girlfriend Alyssa wins four tickets for a luxury five-day cruise to Cozumel. The cruise line boasts about its many amenities, but the charade is shattered after a night of mysterious technical issues.