The Flamingo Did It - Kay Dew Shostak

nBook 6 in Southern Beach Cozy Mystery n nSure, folks may say having your house on the Christmas Home Tour is murder. n nBut until now . .

. did they really mean it?n nSophia Island is decked out for the season. White lights line the Centre Street buildings and every branch of the massive live oaks.

Crowds prepare to descend on the small Florida island to see four historic houses decked out for the annual Christmas Home Tour. n nJewel Mantelle lives in one of those four homes, and it's her first Christmas on Sophia Island. Everyone says getting ready for the tour has been especially difficult this year.

There's a newcomer at the helm of the steering committee who's making life for the selected homeowners miserable. n nWhen a flock of flamingo lawn ornaments shows up on Jewel and Craig's lawn the morning of the tour, everyone is surprised. The flamingos are tacky.

They're plastic. They definitely don't match the authentic historic Christmas aesthetic of the tour.n nBut most surprising? One of the flamingos, complete with Santa hat, is sitting on the chest of a dead person.n nIn this gripping installment of the Southern Beach Mystery series, join Jewel and her friends as they track down clues, face harrowing danger, and band with allies old and new to find out whodunit in time for the holidays.n