Nancy and her friend Helen are canoeing to see their mutual friend Emily at her soon to open Lilac Inn, when the canoe strikes something in the water, and the craft overturns.
Luckily she and Helen have their things in water proof bags which they grab and they go overboard. They're able to swim to land, then go back out and right the canoe. They see nothing that could have caused the accident, but will try to come back later to investigate.
At the Inn, they find Emily worried about many things. Her upcoming marriage. Opening the Inn in July. Odd goings on, perhaps even a haunting of the Inn. Her fiance isn't at the Inn yet, but his best man John is here.
While John appears sympathetic and helpful, he also seems to be holding something back and Nancy isn't sure he can be trusted.
There's an activities director who is rude and snide to everyone, and who intrudes whenever she can.
To add to Nancy's troubles, someone has apparently broken into her house, stolen her identity and used her charge plate to purchase nearly $2000 worth of goods! The store employees identify Nancy as the one who made the purchases.
Carson Drew is once again out of town so it's up to Nancy, Helen and Emily to figure out how all of these things are connected.
I liked the scenes where Nancy and the erstwhile John are skin diving. She thinks she sees a shark in the water! Nancy tries to disguise herself as a ghost, only to meet up with a ghost who looks just like her.
There's never a dull moment.
