The Golden Grouper Tournament is back — bigger, louder, and flashier than ever.
Three months after Hurricane Hector nearly flattened Pelican Cove, the town is rebuilding with chrome, neon banners, and a brand-new mayor who speaks exclusively in branding slogans. For freelance designer Rue Castellano, the fishing tournament is exactly the kind of overproduced spectacle she'd rather observe from a safe distance with an iced coffee.
But when the tournament's reigning champion turns up dead — garroted with his own fishing line — the party's over. And Copper, Rue's red dachshund with a nose for trouble, has already found the first clue wedged between two pilings.
The suspect list reads like a dock manifest: a bitter rival who's finished second four years running. A jittery first mate hiding family secrets. A wealthy developer whose charitable foundations aren't quite what they seem. A grieving widow who saw the exit sign before anyone smelled smoke. And somewhere beneath the surface, a thirty-year-old shipwreck is keeping secrets that someone will kill to protect.
As Rue digs deeper, she discovers that the murder isn't just about a fisherman with too many enemies — it's about a conspiracy that reaches back decades, tangled up in fraud, silence money, and a family legacy built on lies. Someone has been playing a very long game. And Rue is starting to realize she's not solving the puzzle. She's part of it.
With Sergeant Castillo breathing down her neck, a new mayor who treats crime scenes like PR opportunities, and a boyfriend who'd really prefer she stop investigating murders during date night, Rue will need every ounce of her wit — and every inch of Copper's nose — to untangle a web of old grudges and new greed before the killer slips away for good.
Deadly Catch is the fourth book in the Paws & Alibis cozy mystery series, featuring a wry heroine, a fearless dachshund, and a small Florida town where the secrets run deeper than the Gulf.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Three months after Hurricane Hector nearly flattened Pelican Cove, the town is rebuilding with chrome, neon banners, and a brand-new mayor who speaks exclusively in branding slogans. For freelance designer Rue Castellano, the fishing tournament is exactly the kind of overproduced spectacle she'd rather observe from a safe distance with an iced coffee.
But when the tournament's reigning champion turns up dead — garroted with his own fishing line — the party's over. And Copper, Rue's red dachshund with a nose for trouble, has already found the first clue wedged between two pilings.
The suspect list reads like a dock manifest: a bitter rival who's finished second four years running. A jittery first mate hiding family secrets. A wealthy developer whose charitable foundations aren't quite what they seem. A grieving widow who saw the exit sign before anyone smelled smoke. And somewhere beneath the surface, a thirty-year-old shipwreck is keeping secrets that someone will kill to protect.
As Rue digs deeper, she discovers that the murder isn't just about a fisherman with too many enemies — it's about a conspiracy that reaches back decades, tangled up in fraud, silence money, and a family legacy built on lies. Someone has been playing a very long game. And Rue is starting to realize she's not solving the puzzle. She's part of it.
With Sergeant Castillo breathing down her neck, a new mayor who treats crime scenes like PR opportunities, and a boyfriend who'd really prefer she stop investigating murders during date night, Rue will need every ounce of her wit — and every inch of Copper's nose — to untangle a web of old grudges and new greed before the killer slips away for good.
Deadly Catch is the fourth book in the Paws & Alibis cozy mystery series, featuring a wry heroine, a fearless dachshund, and a small Florida town where the secrets run deeper than the Gulf.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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