The Second Honeymoon

McGarvey Black

Thriller • 298 Pages

He's planned the perfect cruise - and the perfect murder. His new girlfriend (my replacement) is waiting in the wings.
Our luxury cruise ship departs from Florida. Its destination - paradise. A surprise gift from Andre. Our first proper vacation in five years. A second honeymoon.
He's bought me the perfect outfit. The champagne is flowing. Everything's going to plan. Andre's plan.
He thinks he'll get away with it. But he doesn't know what I'm capable of. Not yet.

Becca - Andre's wife
Andre - Becca's husband
Lily - Andre's mistress
Stella - Becca's best friend
Olive - 91-year-old seasoned cruiser
Detective Contessa - Investigating Becca's disappearance

At dinner Andre and Becca meet Olive who takes a selfie with Becca.
Andre drugs Becca's champagne and throws her over the railing of the ship in the middle of the night.
Andre gets off the ship at Fort Lauderdale where he meets up with Lily.
Lily boards the ship with Andre using Becca's pass.
The couple see Olive several days later and Olive comments that 'Becca' looks different than in the photo she took the first night.
Andre goes to Olive's room to confront her but finds crew standing around, saying she was found dead in her bed.
Back home, Andre returns to work and that night reports Becca missing.
Cut to Becca: she isn't dead. Javi found her floating in the ocean and saved her, but she cannot remember anything.
Javi and Becca start a relationship.
Becca remembers who she is and what happened.
A year after Becca's disappearance Andre and Lily pretend to meet for the first time and start dating openly.
Becca creates a fake profile online as 'Justice League,' and she and Javi send clues to Stella, including a photo of Lily posing as Becca.
Stella notices the woman in the photos from the cruise has the same tattoo on her ankle as Becca but there are subtle differences.
Detective Contessa investigates the tattoo discrepancy and a week later Andre and Lily are arrested for murder.
At their trial, Olive is called to the stand; she hadn't died that night but suffered a seizure and spent the rest of the cruise in the infirmary.
Olive testifies to meeting two different women posing as Becca and shows photos highlighting the differences.
The next day, Lily agrees to testify against Andre; she says she went on the cruise with no knowledge that Becca was there at all.
Andre is found guilty.
Eighteen months after Andre goes to prison, Becca and Javi sail to Argentina.
Missing Stella, Becca arranges for her to visit Argentina and learn she's still alive.
When it's time for Stella to fly home, Becca gives her an envelope.
The envelope is given to Andre in prison, it's Becca's wedding ring leading him to realize that she's still alive.
Becca and Javi have a baby they name Stella.