Smack Dab in the Middle — J.B. Perkins

When Lillie Tillman went out that morning, she never expected to find herself in the middle of another murder investigation. She discovers a dead body near the Seafood Shack in Quinby Haven. Not only does she know the murder victim, she's found covered in blood and leaning over the body. There's a witness accusing her of the murder. And according to rumors spreading like wild fire around the town, the man's death is the result of a lover's quarrel.Are they only rumors? Was the murder the result of a vicious argument? Jealousy? Greed? Was the victim just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or is something darker happening in this small coastal town? Are there more sinister secrets waiting right around the corner?Lillie must turn to her friends at Rousseau's Retreat for help. Life isn't idyllic right now. Ghost hunters have overrun the B&B like a plague of locusts. Mama Redding and her friend Rita are running around town concocting stories and conducting ghost walks. It's tourist season and Mayor Covington is being no help at all. She's only concerned about her own reputation. And to top things off, the town will soon be bursting at the seams with an influx of pirate wannabes coming to celebrate Quinby Haven's founder.Regardless of all that, Ann, Grace, Roni and Rachel made a promise to their friend and intend to keep it. But as the number of suspects and unanswered questions stack up, can they find the missing pieces of the puzzle? Can they find the cold-blooded killer before they put themselves in peril? And most importantly, will they be able to dodge their local police chief who has an uncanny knack for knowing when they're sleuthing? If not, they could all end up in jail.This is a cozy mystery with five female amateur sleuths in a small-town setting. It's a clean read with no strong profanity, sex, gore or graphic scenes of violence.