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1y
Sun, Sand and Slaughter
West Pennant Hills
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Finesse Solutions
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2022
25488078
2022
single work
novel
mystery
'Welcome to beautiful Sunrise Bay, where the beach is hot and the corpses are cold When Charlie Carter catches her fiance cheating with her best friend, she swaps power suits for swimsuits and moves to the idyllic seaside town of Sunrise Bay. Maybe a dose of vitamin sea can cure her broken heart. Beautiful beaches aren't the little town's only attractions. It's also the home of her feisty retired aunt, who soon has Charlie surrounded by new friends and fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a photographer. Everything is going swimmingly until Aunt Evie's book club pal Peggy turns up deader than Charlie's engagement .Aunt Evie is convinced it was murder and will make waves big enough to swamp the whole retirement village unless Charlie does something about it. Charlie's not convinced, but the more she discovers, the more she suspects that Aunt Evie is right-as usual. Now Charlie-with the help of one inquisitive four-legged neighbour-must use her keen photographer's eye to spot the killer ... before they take her out of the picture.' (Publication summary)
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2y
Veil, Vows and Vengeance
West Pennant Hills
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Finesse Solutions
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2022
25488182
2022
single work
novel
mystery
'Charlie Carter’s new life in idyllic Sunrise Bay is beachy keen. A wedding could be the big break Charlie’s fledgling photography business needs—she’s got all her fingers and toes crossed for a perfect day. Beautiful bride: check. Gorgeous weather: check.
'Dead guest at the reception: definitely not part of the plan.'When the husband of one of Charlie’s friends becomes a suspect, Charlie must turn sleuth again. Can she win a game of cat and spouse with the matrimonial murderer before the police arrest the wrong guy?' (Publication summary)
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3y
Blondes, Bikinis and Betrayal
West Pennant Hills
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Finesse Solutions
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2022
25488254
2022
single work
novel
mystery
'Everything's panning out for Charlie in picture-perfect Sunrise Bay. She has a new dog, a brand-new photography business, and maybe even a fresh romance with the hottest policeman in town. Plus, her latest photo shoot is double the fun. Identical twins Sam and Jess want photos to celebrate their thirtieth birthday.
'But the party stops when Sam disappears. Rumours spread faster than you can say “cheese”. Is her hot-tempered new boyfriend to blame? What did her neighbour really see?
'When Sam’s body is found in mysterious circumstances, Jess is distraught ... or is she? It’s up to Charlie to sort fact from fiction in a puzzling case of double trouble.'(Publication summary)
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4y
Santa, Surf and Sapphires
West Pennant Hills
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Finesse Solutions
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2022
25488329
2022
single work
novel
mystery
'Someone in Sunrise Bay is definitely on Santa's naughty list.
'Romance is in the air, and Charlie’s first date with Sunrise Bay’s hottest policeman is to the Yule Ball. Organised by Charlie’s unstoppable Aunt Evie, the charity ball is the town’s biggest fundraising night of the year. A dazzling sapphire necklace is the centrepiece of the auction and the bidding is fierce. But as the auctioneer’s hammer comes down, the lights in the ballroom go out.
'When they come back on, the necklace is gone. Aunt Evie is devastated and Charlie is determined to use her newfound detective skills to find it.
'The pressure is on to bring the necklace ho-ho-home for Christmas. But Charlie isn’t the only one searching for it, and the other hunters will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.' (Publication summary)
