The Ghost Moon Tide
(2026)(The second book in the Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Taffy Beach
Three holidays. Two ghosts.
And a town that knows how to take care of its own.
It'''s October 1998, and Manatee Bay is swept up in the Spooks and Spirits Festival—a bold new autumn weekend where Halloween, Samhain, and the Day of the Dead share the same stage beneath a rare Ghost Moon. Main Street sparkles with skeletons dressed in satin and lace, food stalls perfumed with cinnamon and citrus, the sounds of Caribbean drums and salsa lessons, and a float parade that feels more Mardi Gras than small-town Florida.
But when a late-season hurricane exposes a skeleton long buried in the sand, whispers of the town’s Prohibition-era past begin to stir. And when the lighthouse ghost appears again—just as she has for more than half a century—the old stories suddenly feel far less harmless.
As a playful séance turns chilling and an unwelcome outsider’s arrival sparks deadly consequences, Kate finds herself caught between buried secrets and fresh bloodshed. With Police Chief Tom breathing down her neck, Kate realizes that Manatee Bay has its own way of handling those who slip through the cracks of the justice system.
Because in Manatee Bay, the past doesn’t stay buried.
And when the law falls short, the tide has a way of evening the score.
Under the 1998 Ghost Moon, some sins rise to the surface, and some are handled quietly.
A haunting coastal mystery filled with small-town secrets, family legacy, and festival-night danger, *The Ghost Moon Tides* is the second book in the Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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