Murder by the Seashore
Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew, published by Crooked Lane Books on October 17, 2023, is a cozy mystery that follows Scarlett Gardner, who dreams of running a bookshop in Southern California. However, her aspirations take a dark turn when she discovers the body of a customer beneath the pier of her shop, Palm Trees and Page Turners, and finds herself implicated in the crime. As Scarlett navigates the challenges of her new business and the fallout from the murder, she must confront unexpected twists that complicate her life further.
In this edition, readers will delve into Scarlett’s journey as she grapples with the implications of her newfound inheritance and the mounting evidence against her. The narrative explores themes of amateur sleuthing and the intricacies of small-town life, as Scarlett seeks to uncover the truth behind the murder and clear her name. With 256 pages of engaging storytelling, this book invites readers to join Scarlett in her quest to stay one step ahead of the real killer while managing the chaos that ensues in her once-cherished dream.
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Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Ellery Adams, Scarlett Gardner’s dream was to open a bookshop in Southern California, but it soon becomes a nightmare when she finds the dead body of a customer—and becomes the prime suspect.
Southern California is where dreams come true—or so Scarlett Gardner thought. When she moved there and opened the Palm Trees and Page Turners bookshop, she thought her boyfriend and business partner would be part of the story. When he leaves her for a better job, Scarlett finds herself struggling to keep her new business afloat. That’s not the only thing she has to worry about—she discovers something underneath the pier by her bookshop that she didn’t outline for her life’s story: the dead body of a book-buying customer.
After Scarlett gives a statement to the police, she thinks her life can go back to business as usual. But when a lawyer, representing someone named Lorelai Knight, tells Scarlett that she now stands to inherit a small fortune, she’s left with more questions than answers. Before she can make sense of any of it, the police bring her in for questioning; the body she found was Lorelai Knight. And the evidence they have against Scarlett doesn’t look good. Business is booming as Scarlett returns to Palm Trees and Page Turners, but for all the wrong reasons – curious tourists don’t want books, they want a glimpse of the Bookshop Killer.
Who could really be behind all of this? And why frame Scarlett? To clear her name, she’s going to have get creative—and hope she can remain one page ahead of the killer.
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