Science teacher Sophia Rodriguez just wanted a peaceful beach vacation. Her border collie Newton just wanted to avoid the sand. Neither expected to solve a murder...
When high school chemistry teacher Sophia Rodriguez checks into the charming Sandpiper Inn for a well-deserved summer break, she's looking forward to nothing more demanding than long walks on the beach with her reluctant border collie, Newton. But her plans for a quiet getaway dissolve faster than a sodium tablet in water when a fellow guest drops dead at the welcome dinner.
The local police quickly focus on Marco, the inn's passionate chef, as their prime suspect. But Sophia's scientific mind spots inconsistencies in the evidence that others have missed. When Newton discovers a mysterious pill case during their morning beach walk, Sophia realizes this is no ordinary case of food poisoning.
As she digs deeper, Sophia uncovers a web of blackmail connecting several guests to the victim. A cookbook author with stolen recipes, a social media influencer with a fraudulent lifestyle, and a distinguished chemistry professor with a suspicious research history—everyone at Sandpiper Inn seems to have a secret worth killing for.
Applying the scientific method to her amateur sleuthing, Sophia follows the evidence from one experiment to the next. But when someone takes a shot at her during an evening beach walk, it's clear her investigation has hit a nerve. With Newton's uncanny talent for finding crucial clues and Sophia's analytical approach, this unlikely detective duo must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
In this charming coastal mystery, sun, sand, and science combine to prove that even the perfect beach vacation can be murder—and that sometimes, the best way to solve a crime is with a keen mind, a loyal dog, and the careful application of the scientific method.
Genre: Mystery
When high school chemistry teacher Sophia Rodriguez checks into the charming Sandpiper Inn for a well-deserved summer break, she's looking forward to nothing more demanding than long walks on the beach with her reluctant border collie, Newton. But her plans for a quiet getaway dissolve faster than a sodium tablet in water when a fellow guest drops dead at the welcome dinner.
The local police quickly focus on Marco, the inn's passionate chef, as their prime suspect. But Sophia's scientific mind spots inconsistencies in the evidence that others have missed. When Newton discovers a mysterious pill case during their morning beach walk, Sophia realizes this is no ordinary case of food poisoning.
As she digs deeper, Sophia uncovers a web of blackmail connecting several guests to the victim. A cookbook author with stolen recipes, a social media influencer with a fraudulent lifestyle, and a distinguished chemistry professor with a suspicious research history—everyone at Sandpiper Inn seems to have a secret worth killing for.
Applying the scientific method to her amateur sleuthing, Sophia follows the evidence from one experiment to the next. But when someone takes a shot at her during an evening beach walk, it's clear her investigation has hit a nerve. With Newton's uncanny talent for finding crucial clues and Sophia's analytical approach, this unlikely detective duo must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
In this charming coastal mystery, sun, sand, and science combine to prove that even the perfect beach vacation can be murder—and that sometimes, the best way to solve a crime is with a keen mind, a loyal dog, and the careful application of the scientific method.
Genre: Mystery
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