I devour Marsali Taylor's Shetland Sailing Mysteries with our lead Cass Lynch. I love reading about her sailing adventures with her Cat and lately Kitten. Her developing relationship with her partner Gavin. This is the latest in the series and is a slight departure in that we see Cat is taking leave from her tall ships posting as they are on a Christmas Break.  So Cass is living with Gavin on dry land and adjusting to all that brings.  Nonetheless, the threads of different stories as the characters live their lives with tragic events is compelling.