The first book in the Murder by the Sea series by Carol Ann Ross There are three communities on Topsail Island - Surf City, Topsail Beach, North Topsail Beach. Residents of all three enjoy a low key, laid back lifestyle most months of the year. Folks stop and chat for a few minutes at the grocery store romantic souls stroll leisurely along the beach, searching for sand dollars and shark's teeth. Many relax by fishing and boating in the calm coastal waters. Yes, life is easy. But when summer arrives and vacationers flock to the Island, things change. The pace quickens as the population quadruples. Smells of suntan lotion and outdoor barbeques permeate the air. A constant ripple of wakes made by boaters fills the waterways and beaches become crowded with sunbathers and surfers frolicking in the Atlantic. There is no doubt that tourist season is a far cry from the easygoing off-season months. To most, it is a time for fun in the sun on Topsail Island. But for a few, it's just plain old murder.
CAROL ANN ROSS is the author of the Murder by the Sea series, The Topsail Island Trilogy, and The Blue House Series. Having spent her childhood climbing sand dunes, doing the beach thing, and deep-sea fishing, Carol incorporates those experiences in the works she pens. Her novels are full of intrigue, romance, and incidious intent, all set in picturesque south eastern North Carolina. She is a graduate of UNC-A and Spring Hill College in Alabama.
Some people are real go getters, others are about as productive as a sponge. That's Buck Butler, concerned with the simpler things in life and what pleasures him in the simplest ways.
Buck is fun to write, so is his cousin Morgan. They are characters out of the norm with quirks and peculiar dispositions.
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Book Excerpt
Waterlogged
Don doubted seriously that Buck had anything to do with this murder–or any other. Buck was known simply as the local ne’er do well with barely a penny to his name. He eked out a living from fishing, shrimping and oystering, and sold his seafood from the tailgate of his Chevy pickup at the side of the road. No, Buck Butler was not a suspect.
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