The Oyster Did It
(2026)(The eighth book in the Southern Beach Mystery series)
A novel by Kay Dew Shostak
Book 8 in the Southern Beach Mystery series set on an island off the Northeast coast of Florida. Memorial Day weekend at the beach with friends sounds like a great start to Jewel''s summer. Especially now that the friends have a whole new venture to share. Sandy Bottoms Hotel is everything summers on the beach are made of: a pool, beach access, comfortable lounge chairs, and seafood. And if you’re having a wedding at the beach, a seafood buffet is a must! Sophia Island is known for it’s shrimp but plentiful oysters are popular too. Well, that is until''
Where did the poison come from? The bride’s family? The groom’s family? Someone wanting to ruin the dreams of hotel ownership for the friends? Questions are far more plentiful than answers as the beach still beckons and the seafood is well, maybe not as appetizing as before.
Or are the oysters even to blame?
THE OYSTER DID IT is a clean and cozy beach mystery set in a historic small town. It’ll keep you turning pages well after bedtime and slathering on more sunscreen to get a few more poolside pages in.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Where did the poison come from? The bride’s family? The groom’s family? Someone wanting to ruin the dreams of hotel ownership for the friends? Questions are far more plentiful than answers as the beach still beckons and the seafood is well, maybe not as appetizing as before.
Or are the oysters even to blame?
THE OYSTER DID IT is a clean and cozy beach mystery set in a historic small town. It’ll keep you turning pages well after bedtime and slathering on more sunscreen to get a few more poolside pages in.
Genre: Cozy Mystery