Dock Locks & Murder Shocks

A Lila Bennett Cozy Mystery (Mysteries of Mount Pleasant Book 5)

Sunshine on the water. Tight access. And a week that won’t stay charming.

For Harbor Heritage, Mount Pleasant’s spring celebration is meant to be easy—boats bobbing in their slips, tour guides spinning local legends, and The Gilded Spine sending everyone back to the docks with coffee in hand.

Then the marina’s biggest power player starts squeezing. Slip assignments shift. Rules appear overnight. People smile through their teeth—because arguing is how you lose what you came for.

By Saturday morning, that voice is silenced, and the harbor’s friendly rhythm turns careful.

Police Chief Sofia Martinez keeps the questions contained.

Lila Bennett follows what won’t hold steady: a detail no one repeats the same way, a route that suddenly matters, and Finn stopping at the one spot everyone else breezes past.

Because whoever did this isn’t hoping to get away—they’re counting on the locks to do it for them.

Quirky characters

Great story ideas. But I hated the virtual voice. Wrong emphasis’, no feeling, mispronunciation. I found it distracting

Can’t do it

So monotonous.
Virtual reading sucks.
Story so far
Characters, no connection, no background. Can’t keep up with so many without distinguishing connection.
The speech is unrealistic. Nobody speaks the way the main character does. The actual story may be good, I just can’t stay with it long enough to find out