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1) All is Clam
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A family of outsiders arrives in a tiny Canadian fishing village, and murder soon follows, in this witty, fast-paced mystery.
It's Christmas at The Shores. There's no snow yet, but there are so many outdoor lights that the tiny coastal village can be seen from space. Apart from Ian Simmons' place (and he was from away), there was only one house that wasn't lit up. It had been dark for years. That was about to change. Wild Rose Cottage was about to...
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Is this little fishing village about to experience a crime wave? "
The tiny Canadian fishing village known as The Shores is celebrating its bicentennial. But the event takes a dark turn when a skull tossed up on the beach sparks a murder investigation.
Meanwhile, a woman named Vera Gloom moves into the village with her three ex-husbands. Are they one big happy family? Amateur sleuth Hyacinth McAllister has her doubts, and things get even more interesting...
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Red herrings are everywhere in this coastal-village mystery by an author praised for her "droll humor" (Montreal Gazette).
Herrings are falling from the sky over The Shores-an unusual phenomenon anywhere, but especially so in this case. A newcomer, Anton Paradis, has set up a restaurant that specializes in dangerous dining, cooking up food that can kill to tantalize the palates of wealthy clients. It's a recipe for trouble. Someone's bound to get...
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A Canadian Mountie and an amateur sleuth race to solve a seaside mystery before a hurricane hits in this witty mystery from "a natural storyteller" (Ottawa Review of Books).
Hyacinth "Hy" McAllister trips over a body on the beach in her tiny Canadian fishing village one day-and tumbles head first into a murder case. Lance Lord, dressed up like Jimi Hendrix, has had his head split open with an axe. As Hurricane Angus storms up the coast, Hy and Mountie...
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Folks in a fishing village squabble over seafood, and the net result may be murder.
Hyacinth "Hy" McAllister lives at The Shores, a remote Canadian fishing village, and lobster season has arrived. But the founder of the Lobster Liberation Legion has also arrived, and the lobster-rights activists are springing the shellfish from their traps. The locals are not happy-and the situation is about to boil over ...
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