Jeff and Zee's plans for a date are constantly put on hold due to their busy schedules. As they volunteer for the island's annual regatta, they discover a dead body in the Winchester Galleries, a gallery owned by Lila Winchester. The victim was a difficult person with many personal and professional problems, making her a suspect in her own murder. The case is complicated by the possibility of a robbery gone wrong and the fact that one of Carl Kilburn's art pieces is missing.

Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mysteries
Detective Jeff Jackson teams up with his former lover, Dr. Zee Madeiras, to solve the murder of an art gallery manager whose death is connected to a daring art theft.