A cozy novella in the award-winning Charlie Kingsley Mystery series.

Murder in paradise!

Charlie Kingsley escapes Wisconsin’s winter chill for sunny Cabo, Mexico, hoping for sandy beaches and endless margaritas. But her vacation takes a deadly turn when she stumbles upon a body on the beach, and worse, becomes the prime suspect!

Now Charlie must swap her flip-flops for detective shoes to clear her name and catch the killer before her getaway turns into a stay behind bars.

Perfect for readers of tropical cozy mysteries, beach vacation whodunits, and amateur sleuth adventures.

Meet Charlie. Also known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin. Perfect for fans of Maddie Day and Agatha Christie.

Want a taste? Read the first chapter here.

For more on how all three series fit together, start here.

And don’t forget to check out all the short stories, snippets, unpublished excerpts and more, available in the FREE MPW Book Club.

In a book club? You can download book discussion questions here.