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Welcome to Seashell Key, where the sunsets are golden, the coffee is strong, and small-town secrets never stay buried for long... Before the murder mysteries and seaside sleuthing began, there was just a porch—a creaky front porch shared by a salty coffee shop and a humble hardware store. When an unexpected visitor stirs up whispers of a decades-old disappearance, longtime friends and unlikely allies find themselves drawn into the island’s first mystery. This warm and witty prequel introduces readers to the quirky charm of Seashell Key and the neighbors who call it home—Ben and Holly ...

When a missing pie recipe resurfaces just as a beloved judge vanishes, Hidden Bluff’s cherished Apple Gala turns from celebration to scandal. Jack Carter never planned to get involved in the pie judging drama. But when a mysterious index card appears in his antique shop, smelling faintly of cinnamon and stamped with urgency, he, Jody, and Tim are pulled into a decades-old secret buried under layers of gossip, tradition, and forgotten friendships. As the team traces clues through orchards, recipe boxes, and old church cookbooks, they uncover more than just a lost dessert. The closer they ...

Welcome to Seashell Key, where the coffee is strong, the gossip is stronger, and someone’s measuring more than lumber... Ben and Holly Marshall run the Fix-It-All Hardware store in the quirky seaside town of Seashell Key, Florida—a place where porch swings creak with secrets and cinnamon muffins come with a side of scandal. But when longtime seasonal resident Lenora Maddox is found dead in her favorite rocking chair—with a mysterious measuring tape at her feet—the porch becomes a crime scene, and the town’s charm starts to fray. As Holly teams up with her eccentric neighbors—...

In the quiet town of Hidden Bluff, secrets have a way of surfacing—especially when they’re sealed with wax and tucked beneath the floorboards. When a mysterious envelope arrives at Carter’s Curiosities, Jack Carter is pulled into a mystery that strikes close to home. A wax seal, an old photograph, and a trail of clues point toward a forgotten chapter in the town’s past—one involving Jack’s and Tim’s fathers, and a truth long buried beneath the surface. As Jack, Tim, and Jody unravel the clues, they’re drawn into a decades-old story of loyalty, sabotage, and government ...

A shrimp festival in full swing. A rival with a hidden agenda. A mystery that bubbles to the surface… In the quirky coastal town of Seashell Key, Florida, the annual Shrimp Showdown Festival is a celebration of flavor, fun, and small-town pride. But when sabotage strikes—from collapsing floats to suspicious power outages—it’s clear someone wants to sink the celebration. As hardware store fixer Ben Marshall, tech-savvy teen Javi, and retired professor Constance piece together the clues, they uncover a shady developer's plan to quietly buy out the waterfront. With the town’s charm...

Welcome back to Seashell Key, where the sun is hot, the gossip is hotter, and the truth never stays buried. When a retro 1980s festival sweeps into town, the energy is all neon swimsuits and breakdancing contests—until a mysterious cassette tape from the past plays over the marina speakers. The haunting voice of a long-gone girl echoes across the docks, followed by a sudden death that points fingers in every direction… including at beloved coffee shop owner, Dr. Cash. Holly, Ben, and the rest of the crew are pulled into a decades-old mystery involving secret notes, hidden cassettes, and...

A surprise birthday. A trail of mysterious clues. A town full of suspects—all hiding in plain sight... When Javi Navarro starts finding strange notes around Seashell Key, he thinks someone’s playing a prank. But as the clues grow bolder—and a beloved town cat vanishes—it becomes clear this is no ordinary scavenger hunt. With help from his quirky neighbors (and a suspicious number of cheeseburgers), Javi follows a trail that leads him straight into the heart of a much bigger surprise. Could this mystery be about more than just solving riddles? Mystery with a Twist of Lime is a sun-...

Secrets don’t stay buried in Seashell Key… especially when they wear a crown. When a reunion of pageant queens brings old rivalries to the Drift Marina Banquet Room, Holly Marshall never expects her past to sparkle its way back into town. But when the glamorous—and polarizing—Delilah Grace Monroe vanishes the night of the big event, Holly finds herself caught in a mystery that’s anything but tiara-worthy. As whispers stir through the salty breeze, Holly, Ben, Javi, and the rest of the Seashell Key crew must untangle decades of pageant secrets, blackmail, and betrayal. But ...

When a mysterious guest refuses to stay anywhere with mirrors, the cozy town of Seashell Key stirs with curiosity—and adventure. Armed with an old ice cream cart, a jingle bell, and a mirror mounted on wheels, Ben Marshall and the crew of The Salty Bean and Fix-It-All follow shimmering reflections, hidden maps, and sunlit clues across their coastal town. But as they chase secrets buried beneath tides and time, they realize some mysteries are bigger—and sweeter—than they ever expected. Come join Tessa, Ben, Javi, Holly, Constance, and Phil for a charming coastal mystery filled with ...

A haunted beach bungalow. A shady real estate developer. A mystery that’s dying to be solved... When Tessa Brightwell is jailed for a crime she swears she didn’t commit, her cousin Sage is called in to manage the Seaglass Bungalow—an aging seaside rental in the heart of sunny Seashell Key, Florida. But the Bungalow isn’t just in need of repairs. Guests are fleeing after strange noises, eerie cold spots, and ghostly messages appear in the mirrors. Word spreads fast, and soon a pair of fame-hungry ghost-hunters arrive with cameras and chaos. Enter Preston Larrabee: charming investor ...

A long-buried secret. A name that was never meant to be found. And a coastal town about to reckon with its forgotten past. When a powerful storm unearths a sealed hatch beneath the memorial park in Seashell Key, local museum coordinator Tessa Brightwell discovers more than weather damage—she uncovers a decades-old mystery that was never meant to resurface. A hidden hospital wing. A missing patient. A government project erased from the records. As Tessa, Ben, Dr. Cash, and the rest of the Seashell Key crew follow the trail of red pencils and forgotten names, they find themselves entangled ...

In the quiet river town of Hidden Bluff, the holidays stir up more than peppermint and nostalgia. When a vintage Santa costume—complete with a stiff, clear plastic mask—is anonymously donated to Carter’s Curiosities just after Thanksgiving, it seems like a harmless curiosity. But as locals begin spotting a Santa figure standing silently outside their windows, unease spreads through the town like frost across glass. Jack Carter, antique store owner and lifelong resident, finds himself unraveling the truth behind the costume. A photograph from 1984. A crayon left in a display case. A ...

A storm is brewing over Seashell Key—and it’s not just in the sky. When a tropical storm bears down on the sunny town of Seashell Key, Ben Marshall expects a few leaks, a little cleanup, and maybe a few soggy porch chairs. He doesn’t expect to uncover a hidden room beneath Fix-It-All Hardware. Or a decades-old mystery tied to secret circuits, Cold War secrets, and a man named Marlowe who seems to have vanished into the past. As the storm intensifies, so does the mystery. Strange signals pulse through the town. Forgotten systems come back to life. And something unexpected washes ashore...

A forgotten film reel. A chimp with a secret. And a town that’s not quite ready for its close-up... When a traveling film exhibit rolls into Seashell Key, it brings more than vintage props and movie memorabilia—it brings a mystery from the past that someone’s desperate to keep buried. Strange footage resurfaces, long-lost locals reappear, and whispers of a cover-up send Tessa and her friends digging through the archives, one dusty reel at a time. With help from a retired tech professor, a vlogging teen, a coffee-slinging ex-doctor, and a chimp in a tiny vest, the crew at Fix-It-All ...

A pirate festival, a hidden treasure, and a mystery buried beneath Seashell Key... When a "fake" rum bottle shatters at the town museum and turns out to be startlingly real, the cozy coastal town of Seashell Key stirs with new rumors—and old legends. Phil Hollister never thought the pirate tales his grandfather told him were anything more than bedtime stories. But when vintage rum linked to his family’s past surfaces during the Calico Jack Finnegan Festival, Phil, Ben, Holly, and the rest of the porch crew find themselves drawn into a hunt for secrets long hidden beneath their sunny ...

When the marina turns mystical, trouble is bound to follow. Holly Marshall and her best friend Melanie have turned the Marina Banquet Room into a wonderland of gauzy fabric, flickering candles, and fortune-telling fun for Seashell Key’s first-ever Hearts, Hope & Harmony Psychic Fair. Between tarot readings, aura photos, and a fog machine that may or may not violate the fire code, the event is pure small-town magic… until the charity cashbox vanishes. All signs point to the visiting psychic couple, Derek and Mindy Dunroe, whose dramatic flair and lipstick-stained teacups make them the ...

When a vintage barber chair turns up at the local festival—and a young apprentice vanishes without a trace—Halloween in Seashell Key takes a chilling turn. Max just wanted to showcase his Barbershop of Horrors pop-up, but the prank has taken on a sinister life of its own. Whispers of the “Trim Reaper” resurface, a local legend said to haunt the town each October. As Holly and the gang investigate, they uncover a VHS tape from 2003, a string of creepy clues, and a prank that might have turned deadly. With the town buzzing from festival fun and rising fear, the team races to untangle ...

On a cozy Florida island where porches are sacred and gossip travels faster than seagulls, a mysterious group of Christmas carolers is turning hearts—and heads. As Holly and Tessa organize Seashell Key’s beloved Carols on the Coast, things take a turn for the curious when a second verse in an old song stirs memories, secrets... and unexpected acts of kindness. Soon, cocoa carts, coded lyrics, and clues tucked behind poinsettia planters lead the town’s amateur sleuths into the most heartwarming holiday mystery the island has ever seen. With each chorus, the mystery deepens—linking ...

A buried skeleton. A rusted keyring. A fire that was never just a fire. When a decades-old body is discovered beneath a forgotten citrus grove, Holly Marshall uncovers more than just charred roots and ghost stories. The keys clutched in the skeleton’s hand lead to sealed drawers, lost letters, and a vanished inspector whose name no one wants to remember. As whispers of land deals, town secrets, and a grove that burned under suspicious circumstances rise to the surface, Holly teams up with friends old and new to uncover a truth long buried in the soil of Seashell Key. But someone is ...

When a flicker of light from an old island lighthouse draws attention to long-forgotten Cold War secrets, Ben, Holly, and the Fix-It-All crew find themselves chasing more than echoes—they’re chasing a legacy buried just beneath the surface of Seashell Key. As layers of history unfold, a hidden relay station, a mysterious watcher, and a trail of cryptic clues reveal a decades-old attempt to protect something too valuable to forget. But the more they uncover, the more they realize someone else is still watching… and they aren’t ready to let the past go. The Lighthouse Echo is the ...