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The Manatee Did It

by Kay Shostak

A coastal move turns into a family mystery

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A coastal move turns into a family mystery

Jewel Mantelle relocates from the Chicago area to Sophia Island, a historic North Florida town, hoping the change of scenery will help her marriage. Instead, she encounters her husband’s neglected island connections—including a creaky house and a crowd of relatives—and then a cousin is found dead. With help from her lunch group, Jewel takes part in investigating the murder while adjusting to life in an unfamiliar Southern community. The small-town coastal setting and the heroine’s search for new friends place the mystery alongside questions of belonging and family ties.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries centered on women sleuths and amateur investigations.
  • Readers interested in small-town mysteries with a historic coastal setting.
  • Readers seeking a mystery that also follows a newcomer adjusting to married and community life.

Themes

Amateur sleuthingBelonging and friendshipFamily connectionsAdjustment to a new community

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Book overview

Jewel Mantelle has never lived in the South, much less on the coast, so moving from Chicagoland to the historic North Florida coastal town of Sophia Island seems like just the adventure to fix her marriage. However, when she arrives she finds that it's awfully hot and humid there and that these Southern folks really like to hug.

Her husband's past on the island includes a creaky old house in the historic district and lots of nosy relatives he'd forgotten to mention. When one of the Mantelle cousins turns up dead, Jewel needs something she's never really had before--friends. As her lunch bunch puts on their detective caps to get to the bottom of this murder, Jewel discovers that she may get more than she bargained for out of Sophia Island.

THE MANATEE 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.

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