Ocean Crest Whitewash
(2025)(The third book in the Katie Drew Mystery series)
A novel by Paula Porter
A shiny new exhibit, a foggy harbor secret, and a clever barista with a nose for trouble.
The Perdido Beach Library is buzzing about Harbor Then and Now, but one glance tells me this is one fishy photo. The frame whispers lies. The glass glares the wrong way. My rescue mutt, Daisy, smells fish oil, but there's no seafood in sight.
Board chair Lyle Carrigan loiters at night, finagling the case. Librarian Dawn waves her UV wand and the paper glows with a modern trick. The frame shop’s memory is foggy, but a shell company leaves oily footprints. Ocean Crest’s own Sophie flashes her brightest grin for the cameras, but drifts away when I mention the exhibit.
Sudden accusations rain down on Dawn, envelopes of cash change hands, and the board tightens like a fisherman’s knot. I start sniffing cooler liners, locker keys, and shavings tucked deep in the stacks.
Daisy and I aren’t just hunting stories this time—we’re chasing a scandal wrapped up with velvet gloves. The library centerpiece is a swapped red herring. Somebody in Ocean Crest is determined to keep the past buried deep.
Unless my friends and I unspool the secrets, the town’s dirty laundry will stay locked behind glass forever.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The Perdido Beach Library is buzzing about Harbor Then and Now, but one glance tells me this is one fishy photo. The frame whispers lies. The glass glares the wrong way. My rescue mutt, Daisy, smells fish oil, but there's no seafood in sight.
Board chair Lyle Carrigan loiters at night, finagling the case. Librarian Dawn waves her UV wand and the paper glows with a modern trick. The frame shop’s memory is foggy, but a shell company leaves oily footprints. Ocean Crest’s own Sophie flashes her brightest grin for the cameras, but drifts away when I mention the exhibit.
Sudden accusations rain down on Dawn, envelopes of cash change hands, and the board tightens like a fisherman’s knot. I start sniffing cooler liners, locker keys, and shavings tucked deep in the stacks.
Daisy and I aren’t just hunting stories this time—we’re chasing a scandal wrapped up with velvet gloves. The library centerpiece is a swapped red herring. Somebody in Ocean Crest is determined to keep the past buried deep.
Unless my friends and I unspool the secrets, the town’s dirty laundry will stay locked behind glass forever.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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