MoonTides and Mayhem
(2026)(The third book in the Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Taffy Beach
Something is lurking in the swamp during the full moon. And it’s leaving bodies behind.
When people start disappearing around Manatee Bay, the town takes one look at the gruesome evidence and decides it knows exactly what’s happening. After all, one man was eaten—and the disappearances seem to be tied to the full moon. Suddenly, old family stories about a werewolf in the swamp don't seem quite so crazy.
Then the Bigfoot hunters weigh in.
Kate MacGregor isn't buying the creature theories. But as werewolf believers and Bigfoot hunters take sides, rumors spread faster than facts. The townies gear up for a beastly hunt before the next full moon, while Kate's best friend Cindy, owner of the town's gossip-hub bakery, deals with her troublemaking ex, who is busy dubbing the killings the ‘Blue Moon Murders’ in hopes of scoring his fifteen minutes of fame in the local newspaper.
And with another pair of full moons approaching in March, Manatee Bay is getting nervous.
As Kate races to uncover what is really happening, this female sleuth finds herself following a trail of clues through the secrets of this quirky Florida beach town—and into the shadows of her own family history. In this 1990s cozy mystery, the town may be hunting monsters, but Kate is searching for a murderer.
And as the next full moon approaches, she needs to discover if she's actually chasing a monster…or something far worse.
A funny, atmospheric Florida Gulf Coast mystery filled with small-town characters, animal sidekicks, family secrets, and 90s nostalgia, MoonTides and Mayhem is the third book in the Manatee Bay Small Town Cozy Mystery series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When people start disappearing around Manatee Bay, the town takes one look at the gruesome evidence and decides it knows exactly what’s happening. After all, one man was eaten—and the disappearances seem to be tied to the full moon. Suddenly, old family stories about a werewolf in the swamp don't seem quite so crazy.
Then the Bigfoot hunters weigh in.
Kate MacGregor isn't buying the creature theories. But as werewolf believers and Bigfoot hunters take sides, rumors spread faster than facts. The townies gear up for a beastly hunt before the next full moon, while Kate's best friend Cindy, owner of the town's gossip-hub bakery, deals with her troublemaking ex, who is busy dubbing the killings the ‘Blue Moon Murders’ in hopes of scoring his fifteen minutes of fame in the local newspaper.
And with another pair of full moons approaching in March, Manatee Bay is getting nervous.
As Kate races to uncover what is really happening, this female sleuth finds herself following a trail of clues through the secrets of this quirky Florida beach town—and into the shadows of her own family history. In this 1990s cozy mystery, the town may be hunting monsters, but Kate is searching for a murderer.
And as the next full moon approaches, she needs to discover if she's actually chasing a monster…or something far worse.
A funny, atmospheric Florida Gulf Coast mystery filled with small-town characters, animal sidekicks, family secrets, and 90s nostalgia, MoonTides and Mayhem is the third book in the Manatee Bay Small Town Cozy Mystery series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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