Crustacean Vacation Incarceration

No, this isn't a post about law-breaking lobsters run amuck on spring break.  It's a review of Lee Hollis's Death of a Lobster Lover.  Which is, admittedly, almost as zany.

When Hayley and her besties Liddy and Mona head for a weekend at Mona's family cabin in idyllic Salmon Cove, their only agenda is food and fun.  But then the cabin turns out to be a ramshackle, marking the beginning of the trio's troubles.  Liddy catches the eye of a dashing reporter only to find him strangled on the beach.  Mona's old flame resurfaces, and the local sheriff won't rest until she puts the Three Musketeers behind bars.  But despite these obstacles, Hayley needs to find out who killed that reporter and why.  And that's no easy feat in Salmon Cove, where everyone has something to hide.

A cozy that's as suspenseful as it is quirky, Death of a Lobster Lover keeps you guessing until the bitter, butter-drenched end.  Colorful and cartoonish, it's the ideal escape, a little vacation unto itself.

Because sometimes the best way to kick off summer is with a story about kicking the bucket.