A five-star vacation, a federal sting, and one not-so-dead ex-wife.

What could possibly go wrong?

Gloria Bachman is enjoying her time with her boy – man – friend at the Cabo San Lucas resort in Mexico, relishing the magnificent view of the white foamy waves of the Pacific. Between sunrise hot yoga sessions that leave her drenched in sweat, cursing her vow to get into better shape, and butlers who conveniently appear with freshly squeezed orange juice, life is breezy. Comfort, Texas, with its winter chill and small-town tempos, feels very far away.

But all is not sunshine and margaritas. Gloria isn’t just vacationing, she’s in the middle of a sting operation, in cahoots with federal officials who are more than happy to finance the five- star façade. The mission involves luring Patsy, Mason Lassiter’s allegedly dead first wife, out of hiding. Patsy, very much alive and very much wanted for her crimes, has a knack for slipping through security nets and unbridling chaos, but not if Gloria can help it.

On paper, the plan sounds simple: blend in, look glamorous, vacation conspicuously, and wait. But as Patsy leads resort security and FBI agents on a wild-goose chase, Gloria realizes she has to put herself in Patsy’s shoes if they are ever to catch her. As the sun- drenched charade turns messy, and her relationship with Mason is put on the line, so is her own hard-won self-respect. The mystery needs to be solved, but at what cost?

Back home in Comfort, a custom order of Sweeties’ signature truffles is destined for the White House kitchens, courtesy of Gloria. It’s the kind of opportunity that could define her legacy, if it doesn’t fall apart under her odd collision of complications, including her nemesis, Gardner Rogers, and her ex-husband. If her Mexican paradise was complicated, home may prove to be even more so.

In this show-stopping final book of the Comfort and Joy trilogy, Kimberly Fish combines humor, small-town warmth, a touch of mystery, and a heroine who proves that women, at whatever age, can make a difference and be awesome at it. If you enjoyed the classic Miss Marple series or The Switch by Beth O’Leary, you’ll love the Comfort and Joy series.