A review by dnemec
Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew

3.0

Scarlett moved to Oceanside to open a bookstore with her boyfriend. But after dumps her and moves on to another job, she refuses to give up her dream and is hoping that Palm Trees and Page Turners will thrive regardless. Things are going well until Scarlett sees a dead body under the pier. And things only get worse - the deceased woman was actually poisoned, and a bottle of said poison is found behind the bookshop. Then Scarlett is notified that the dead woman, whom she had never met before the day she died, has left her a substantial inheritance. Is the deceased, Lorelai Knight, her birth mother? Is that why she has bequeathed Scarlett her family's fortune? Then Scarlett's roommate's nemesis, Martin, is killed on their doorstep. What exactly is going on here? Scarlett decides to take matters in her own hands and clear her name herself - no matter the consequences.

While it is a complicated story, this book will keep you on your toes, looking for more. Rather an enjoyable start to a new series. I will definitely be looking for more!