Murder on the Half Shell
(2026)(The seventh book in the Mermaid Bay Wine Mystery series)
A novel by Lynn Joseph
COZY MYSTERY • FLORIDA KEYS BEACH TOWN • WINE SHOP • SCRAPPY CAT • GOSSIPY NEIGHBORS • SEAFOOD FESTIVAL • HANDSOME BARTENDER VIBES • PEOPLE-PLEASER AMATEUR SLEUTH
The Florida Keys Seafood Festival is in full swing, and Noelle Knight is happy to be back in Mermaid Bay. She's judging wine pairings, eating her weight in stone crab, and pretending her life is blissfully normal.
Then a woman walks into the wine bar claiming to be her half-sister.
Franny Knight is gorgeous, confident, and convinced she's entitled to a share of whatever secrets—and treasure—their missing father left behind. Noelle isn't buying it. Their very public argument at the festival's VIP tasting ends with Noelle storming off and half the town whispering.
The next morning, Franny is found dead in the oyster pavilion.
And Noelle has no alibi.
With a new detective eager to close the case and all evidence pointing her way, Noelle must prove her innocence while untangling a web of lies, hidden agendas, and another family secret that reaches far beyond the Florida Keys.
Noelle was supposed to be judging seafood and wine pairings. Now, with the help of her handsome boyfriend Finn and their kitty Cabby, short for Cabernet, she's judging everyone as a suspect.
If Noelle does not solve this case, she's going to end up shucked, stuck, and totally out of luck.
Some family reunions are to die for.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The Florida Keys Seafood Festival is in full swing, and Noelle Knight is happy to be back in Mermaid Bay. She's judging wine pairings, eating her weight in stone crab, and pretending her life is blissfully normal.
Then a woman walks into the wine bar claiming to be her half-sister.
Franny Knight is gorgeous, confident, and convinced she's entitled to a share of whatever secrets—and treasure—their missing father left behind. Noelle isn't buying it. Their very public argument at the festival's VIP tasting ends with Noelle storming off and half the town whispering.
The next morning, Franny is found dead in the oyster pavilion.
And Noelle has no alibi.
With a new detective eager to close the case and all evidence pointing her way, Noelle must prove her innocence while untangling a web of lies, hidden agendas, and another family secret that reaches far beyond the Florida Keys.
Noelle was supposed to be judging seafood and wine pairings. Now, with the help of her handsome boyfriend Finn and their kitty Cabby, short for Cabernet, she's judging everyone as a suspect.
If Noelle does not solve this case, she's going to end up shucked, stuck, and totally out of luck.
Some family reunions are to die for.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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