From the New York Times bestselling author of Writing All Wrongs , it’s a rotten state of affairs in Oyster Bay, and the Bayside Book Writers are out to end a nasty plot...

Restaurant owner and aspiring novelist Olivia Limoges is happily enjoying her new marriage. Sadly, the same doesn’t hold true for Laurel, a fellow Bayside Book Writer. While struggling with a demanding job, twin boys, and a terminally ill mother-in-law, Laurel learns that her perfect marriage is mostly fictional. When she catches her husband fooling around with his mother’s hospice nurse, she issues impassioned threats that will later come back to haunt her.

After the nurse meets a deadly denouement, Chief Rawlings is forced to take Laurel into custody. While Olivia protests the arrest, the rest of the Bayside Book Writers become a group divided, with Rawlings and Harris on one side and Olivia and Millay on the other. Now the women must race against the clock to prove that Laurel’s not the sort for murder before her story ends in tragedy…

Review

Praise for the New York Times Bestselling Books by the Bay Mysteries

“Not only a great read, but a visceral experience. Olivia Limoges’s investigation into a friend’s murder will have you hearing the waves crash on the North Carolina shore.”—Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries

“A true whodunit…Rich with coastal color, an intriguing heroine, and a fine balance between the story line and the changing personal lives of the Bayside Book Writers...[A] superior series.”— Richmond Times-Dispatch

“This charming series gets better with each book…The author does not disappoint…The book is well-plotted and will keep cozy mystery readers guessing.”—MyShelf.com

“An excellent series with fun dialogue, likable characters, and themes that will resonate with readers long after the book is closed.”—Kings River Life Magazine

About the Author

Ellery Adams is the New York Times bestselling author of the Books by the Bay Mysteries, the Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries, and the Book Retreat Mysteries. She grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. Having spent her adult life in a series of landlocked towns, she cherishes her memories of open water, violent storms, and the smell of the sea. Ms. Adams has held many jobs, including caterer, retail clerk, car salesperson, teacher, tutor, and tech writer, all the while penning poems, children’s books, and novels.