The Pirate's Ruby — Lynn Franklin

An ancient ruby's trail of death. A looming hurricane. In a small beach town, a day that begins with a treasure hunt ends in murder

When thieves plunder Osprey Beach's new Pirate Museum, they leave behind the corpse of the town's busybody. Police suspect the culprits are the same ones who've been robbing local homeowners. Kimberley West disagrees. Small-time crooks would never know where to sell a collection of antique cutlasses, daggers and swords, let alone the Museum's prized treasure: a ruby amulet once owned by The Gentleman Pirate.

Loyalty to a long-time friend plunges Kim into a deadly mystery involving small-town politics, rabid treasure hunters and the bully who haunted Kim's childhood. As a hurricane descends on Osprey Beach's fragile cliffs, a child who might have witnessed a murder disappears.

Certain the girl's destination coincides with the killer's, Kim and her sidekick poodle rush into the storm. Can she save the child or will the hurricane provide the perfect cover for one more murder?

The Pirate's Ruby is the second book in the Jeweler's Gemstone Mystery Series. Readers say they've fallen in love with the heart-warming cast of characters, savored the interwoven gemstone legends and lore and laughed at the antics of two precocious dogs.

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