Across Quiet Tides
(2027)(The fifth book in the Driftwood Harbor Bookshop Mystery series)
A novel by Veronica Mixon
A little mystery was supposed to be good for business. A real murder wasn't part of the plan.
January has settled over Driftwood Harbor, and Ellie Rose Callahan has found the perfect way to keep customers coming into her grandfather's beloved bookstore. Every week brings a new clue in a fictional murder mystery, a growing list of amateur detectives, and plenty of spirited debate around the coffee bar.
Even Augustus Waverly, the bookstore's resident spirit, has an opinion. Unfortunately, he isn't sharing much of it.
Then someone slips a clue into the game that Ellie didn't write.
When a retired marina employee recognizes something in the mysterious clue, his reaction raises more questions than answers. Before Ellie can find out what he knows, he's found dead.
The police rule his death an accident, but something about it doesn't sit right with Ellie. And when she learns that the man's estranged daughter has returned to Driftwood Harbor carrying a secret she's kept for more than twenty years, Ellie begins to wonder if his death was an accident at all.
As Ellie follows a trail of old friendships, buried guilt, and dangerous ambitions, she discovers that some people will do almost anything to keep the past from resurfacing.
But someone in Driftwood Harbor is playing a deadly game.
Welcome back to Driftwood Harbor, where old friends, old secrets, and second chances are waiting for you.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
January has settled over Driftwood Harbor, and Ellie Rose Callahan has found the perfect way to keep customers coming into her grandfather's beloved bookstore. Every week brings a new clue in a fictional murder mystery, a growing list of amateur detectives, and plenty of spirited debate around the coffee bar.
Even Augustus Waverly, the bookstore's resident spirit, has an opinion. Unfortunately, he isn't sharing much of it.
Then someone slips a clue into the game that Ellie didn't write.
When a retired marina employee recognizes something in the mysterious clue, his reaction raises more questions than answers. Before Ellie can find out what he knows, he's found dead.
The police rule his death an accident, but something about it doesn't sit right with Ellie. And when she learns that the man's estranged daughter has returned to Driftwood Harbor carrying a secret she's kept for more than twenty years, Ellie begins to wonder if his death was an accident at all.
As Ellie follows a trail of old friendships, buried guilt, and dangerous ambitions, she discovers that some people will do almost anything to keep the past from resurfacing.
But someone in Driftwood Harbor is playing a deadly game.
Welcome back to Driftwood Harbor, where old friends, old secrets, and second chances are waiting for you.
Genre: Cozy Mystery