Mystery novel author to appear at Browseabout June 27

After volunteering at the Charleston Fire Department, Wendy Gee was inspired to write “Fleet Landing,” a gripping mystery novel about a team dedicated to stopping a rogue arsonist.

Now a Lewes resident, Gee will appear for a launch and signing event at 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 27, at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach.

In the book, ATF Special Agent Cooper “Coop” Bellamy's rigid adherence to rules has left his relationship with his 11-year-old daughter in ashes. When Charleston's fire chief calls him to investigate a series of mysterious nuisance fires ravaging the city, Coop sees a chance to redeem himself as a father and catch a dangerous arsonist. But as the fires turn deadly, he finds himself torn between family and duty.

Enter tenacious TV reporter Sydney Quinn, whose pursuit of justice for a man wrongly convicted of arson puts her on a collision course with a sinister figure known only as the Falcon. After uncovering a decades-old conspiracy, she receives a chilling warning to back off.

Forced to work together, Coop and Sydney must navigate a labyrinth of lies and corruption. Their investigation ignites a powder keg of danger, testing Coop's ironclad principles and Sydney's journalistic integrity. With time running out and lives on the line, the duo must fight to extinguish the threat before everything they love goes up in smoke.

After a successful career in the U.S. Navy, Gee now channels her energy into community volunteering with groups like Friends of the Lewes Public Library and Sussex County Habitat for Humanity. A graduate of the University of Michigan, University of Arizona, Naval War College and Old Dominion University, Gee combines her academic prowess and life experiences into her writing.