Gifted college student, Tomas Moore, is the son of a crusty Pine Island crab fisherman and a Mexican homemaker who often seeks psychic guidance. When the young man is found murdered, his parents and the locals, fear the law will not place a high priority on solving his death. It is up to Jessie Murphy to find the killer. Is it another crabber? A rejected lover? His rich girlfriend? Her brother? His roommate? Or, two cagey, sport fishermen? The ties that bind. The rivalries of the heart. The threat of collapse to an island’s livelihood. As Jessie tries to unravel the mystery of this promising young islander’s murder she finds herself in a heart-stopping race against time in which honesty and love are tested, greed is rampant, and no one—including Jessie herself—is safe.

Quick Walk to Murder: The Second Jessie Murphy Mystery (The Jessie Murphy Mystery Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

daniels, jd

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

I’ve always thought that Matlacha (say Mat-la-SHAY), the funky Pine Island Florida fishing village cum art colony would be a perfect setting for a mystery, when along comes Jessie Murphy, the perfect gal to sort out the riff from the raff of it all. You’ve got to love this lady, a Goodwill fashion queen, who comes across as a ditzy airhead whose best buddy is a Gargoyle named Gar. Jessie’s taken time off from her job, thrilled to be rekindling the flame of romance with her treasure-hunting guy, Will Rolins, who adores her. Will has just made a wonderful archeological discovery, aka buried treasure. He’s offered to support Jessie in her painting career if only she’ll rejoin him in the sandy, salt-water and flip-flop lifestyle she adores. As she arrives in Matlacha, Jessie, to her horror, is met instead with the crime scene tape in place, bloodstains on the floor and pinholes where Will’s treasure maps should have been. The sheriff insists that Will’s death was a suicide but he refuses to release the police report and Jessie is bewildered. It is true that Will was often depressed and sometimes controlling. But why kill himself when he’s fulfilled his life’s dream? If he meant to kill himself why would he ask Jessie to join him? The facts don’t sit straight with Jessie. She is determined to sort out the case. Jessie’s a red-headed Irish Bostonian, whose art career has gone on the back burner as she struggles to earn a living. Meanwhile, certain investigative skills Jessie has acquired--a stint in a private investigator’s office, classes in theater and karate--all come into play as she trails suspects and sometimes overplays her hand, arousing the suspicions of whoever it is who makes crank calls to her in the middle of the night. Do not be fooled, there’s way more to Jessie than meets the eye, and do not, repeat, do not miss this true beach read with a pelican’s eye view of Florida’s magnificent barrier island landscapes. Sara Williams – author of Millie McCall’s Full Moon Poker Night

Through Pelican Eyes (Jessie Murphy Mystery Series)

Savvy Press

Hold onto your kayak paddles as a one-sided friendship, conflicts of the heart, and madness bring Thrift Store Fashion Queen Jessie Murphy closer to her past than she ever wanted to be. When a Punta Gorda church youth leader is shot in a Matlacha bait shop, Jessie uses her artistic eye and trademark deductive reasoning to solve another crime in this edgy cozy mystery pulsating with turmoil and bedlam.

Mayhem in Matlacha: The Third Jessie Murphy Mystery (The Jessie Murphy Mystery Series)

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Quick Walk to Murder: The Second Jessie Murphy Mystery (The Jessie Murphy Mystery Series)

Through Pelican Eyes (Jessie Murphy Mystery Series)

Mayhem in Matlacha: The Third Jessie Murphy Mystery (The Jessie Murphy Mystery Series)