Ferryman and the Florist

A commuter misses the 7:10 three mornings in a row. A florist gets an order for funeral flowers with no funeral attached. Sam Okafor has piloted the Bainbridge ferry for twenty years, and Ivy Nakamura has arranged its welcome bouquets for ten. Nobody else on the island thinks anything is wrong. Following a trail of union payoffs and a shuttered cannery, they close in on a passenger they greet every day. The final clue sails with the 7:10 crossing. A ferry-route mystery for readers who love a working harbour, a stubborn sheriff and a sleuthing pair who read people the way others read timetables.