Murder with an Ocean View
In this atmospheric mystery, Cheryl Marlow proves that the most beautiful views can hide the deadliest secrets.
An abandoned seaside home. A view to die for. And a raging fire that leaves a body in the ashes.
Someone has been secretly hiding out in the house, determined to keep its secrets hidden, even if it means burning it to the ground.
And no one can identify the victim.
When local realtor and Shoreline Circle member Tamika Roy falls under suspicion, innkeeper Paisley Penrose—along with her loyal Labradoodle, Noodle—can’t stay on the sidelines. Working alongside Detective Grant Halloway, Paisley begins asking questions, and a troubling list of suspects emerges: a wealthy out-of-state developer who stood to gain if the house—and anyone hiding inside it—disappeared, and a distant homeowner whose decision to quietly shelter a secret guest may have had deadly consequences.
But as rumors spread and the truth smolders beneath the wreckage, Paisley realizes the fire wasn’t meant to draw attention—it was meant to erase it.
Now someone is watching her, and if she gets any closer to the truth, she may be the next body left in ashes.
“There is nothing like a seaside escape to clear the head—unless, of course, there’s a body on the beach! Cheryl Marlow has created a world where the only thing saltier than the ocean air is the suspect list. It’s the perfect refreshing read for when you want a vacation with a side of danger.”
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Harbor Days Trilogy by Wren Ashwood
A storm-battered inn, a lighthouse with a dark past, and a festival that ends in murder. Follow Maggie Dawson through three connected mysteries in the atmospheric seaside town of Whispering Pines.
A storm-battered inn. A lighthouse with something to hide. A seaside festival that ends in murder.
When Maggie Dawson takes over the Larkspur Inn in Whispering Pines, she expects demanding guests and coastal storms — not a dead body in the parlor on her very first night. Trapped inside by wind and rain, Maggie is forced to untangle grudges, missing money, and lies that refuse to stay quiet.
At the town’s old lighthouse, a man is found drowned inside a bone-dry chamber. As secrets tied to legacy and reputation surface, Maggie begins to see how carefully Whispering Pines protects its past — and how dangerous it can be to question it.
Then Harbor Days arrives. Lights, music, packed inns — and a beloved sailor dead beneath the Ferris wheel. Police call it an accident. Maggie doesn’t. With rivalries flaring and old conflicts dragged into the open, she must uncover the truth before the festival claims another life.
The Harbor Days Trilogy is a complete Maggie Dawson mystery arc filled with coastal charm, quiet intuition, found family, and a cat who always seems to know when something isn’t right.
“There is something so atmospheric about a storm-battered inn and a lighthouse with secrets. As an author who loves a good ‘locked-in’ mystery, Maggie Dawson’s intuition—and her very observant cat—made this trilogy a page-turner for me!”
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