Here's a nice little cozy with some fun elements (buried treasure, painted rocks): Something Fishy This Way Comes, by Gabby Allan. It's part of her Whit and Whiskers Mystery series. There's a glass bottomed boat, too! Set in a small town, with a golf course, the main means of transportation is a golf cart. Whitney is setting up for one of the buried treasure hunts (comes with a map) (often hides things like engagement rings) when a body is discovered. Two local birdwatchers are nearby, arguing over a bird. There are tire tracks on the body. It is determined to be a suicide, but .... there is a long standing feud between families who have lived on the island for generations,(many in law enforcement who might 'influence' things), and the victim didn't golf, so why was he even on the course at all?

Seems I find it hard to resist the Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy books when they are on my TBR shelf ... Umbrellas and Undertakers just jumped into my hands! This time it's the death bed conversation from an undertaker who says he overheard a confession (years ago) to murder that jump starts a cold case. Fenella and Daniel are trying a new restaurant (if it can even be called that yet), it is an odd place, then there is a fire in the kitchen ... so much for a quiet lunch. And there is the confession, where does that lead? There is a wife, and an ex-wife, children (adult age), lovers ... money ... author Diana Xarissa has written another hard to put down cozy! :-)

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