title: The Divine Circle of Ladies Rocking the Boat: The 6th Cass Shipton Adventure
author:  Dolores Stewart Riccio 
description: Dolores Stewart Riccio is the author of six Circle mysteries; Spirit, a novel; several cookbooks, including the original Superfoods series; Doors to the Universe, a collection of poems; and co-author of two books about haunted houses. She and her husband, Ottone M. Riccio, author and teacher, live in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
zlib_text: CHAPTER	1
  Mech6.0	stood	against	the	hangar’s	charging	wall,	one	of	hundreds	of	mute	sentinels
  watching	the	passengers	flutter	by	with	their	hovering	luggage	carts	and	excited	chatter.
  Before	her,	the	massive	Triton	hunkered	imposingly	in	the	center	of	the	hangar,	dwarfing
  the	crowd,	as	greeters	scanned	the	ID	chips	of	their	guests	and	ushered	them	aboard.	A
  ship’s	maiden	voyage	was	always	a	festive	occasion,	but	this	one	seemed	more	vibrant
  than	usual,	as	the	Triton	was	about	to	set	the	record	for	largest	cruiser	to	ever	be	launched.
  Waiters	were	passing	glasses	of	champagne	to	the	passengers	as	they	boarded	and	had
  their	belongings	escorted	away,	women	were	donning	their	finest	kimonos	and	hanbok	and
  cocktail	gowns,	and	even	a	live	band	had	been	hired	for	the	entertainment.	
  Against	the	festive	backdrop,	the	ship	itself	appeared	menacing	to	Mech6.0,	with	its
  polished	metal	paneling	and	small	round	windows	glinting	beneath	the	hangar	lights.	It
  hadn’t	seemed	so	big	when	she’d	been	work