Come Shell or High Water
Author: Molly MacRae
I've been on a cozy mystery kick for awhile mostly because my bookshelves are filled with them and I want to free up space for new books. But, I picked up Come Shell or High Water at the library because of the colorful front cover at first. And, then the book blurb on the back pulled me in the rest of the way.
A story about a touristy shell shop haunted by the ghost of a pirate......I immediately had to take a break from my quest to read books off my own shelves and read this series! Ghost pirates get me every time! And, at the time I'm writing this, there are only two books in the series so far. So, I was easily able to justify pausing my current project to read and donate books off my own bookshelves. Ghost pirates helping solve murders definitely takes precedent over my need for shelf space!
The basics: Maureen Nash takes a trip to Ocracoke Island off the coast of NC to figure out a mystery in her own life, but ends up almost dying and finding a dead body. That's more excitement than anyone needs on vacation! Then throw in a ghost pirate sidekick, a couple of cats, and quirky locals and you have the Haunted Shell Shop Mystery series!
This book was a fun read. I binge read the entire thing on a cool, crisp November day in CO. I have a severe cold and just needed to escape into a fun book. This first book in the Haunted Shell Shop was perfect to make me feel better!
I got about halfway through the book and took my best guess at the identity of the killer....and was totally wrong as usual! I'm very glad I did not go into law enforcement or detective work. My little grey cells do not gravitate towards catching the correct bad guy!
I'm on to the second book in this series - There'll be Shell to Pay!
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