A golden retriever barrels into Bottled Clues with a sea-green bottle. Inside: a sun-faded scrap—“the map… the tide that hides.” Hours later, chaos erupts backstage at Seabridge Cove’s festival and the bottle vanishes.
Marina Ellis, ex–forensic linguist turned bookseller, follows a trail of planted messages toward a tide-hidden cove and a rumor someone would kill to keep. With only her wits, her bottle wall, and Gulliver’s nose, she has one tide cycle to read the story the culprit is writing before the next secret washes ashore.
A cozy seaside mystery with a message-in-a-bottle twist.
Hello from the cozy corners of my imagination! If we were meeting in person, you'd probably find me offering you a slice of cake, extra frosting, because life's too short!
I craft twisty tales with quirky characters, picturesque small towns, and enough red herrings to stock a fish market. My stories blend mystery and mirth, with a dash of romance and plenty of fur-baby shenanigans.
If you like your murders with giggles, sleuths with razor-sharp wit, and surprising plot twists—dive into one of my books. Warning: may cause cravings for homemade cookies and the urge to adopt a mischievous pet.View all by Sue Hollowell
