The Getaway Bay Cozy Mysteries
BOOK 1: ARSON AT THE ART GALLERY
A new home. A new beginning. A quiet life.
Or is it?
The beach house is Addison Lake’s retirement plan. Memories of childhood holidays playing in the sand with her cousins come flooding back as soon as she sets foot in Getaway Bay. After the death of her husband, turning her new beach house into a bed and breakfast and reconnecting with family is just the tonic she needs. But just days after her move to the sleepy coastal town, Addison’s new life turns on its head.
A fire at her cousin Layla’s art gallery has devastating consequences.
There’s a body in the rubble.
The stubborn local detective needs a fast arrest, and he has Layla in his sights.
With her cousin accused of murder, Addison must act. But between the beach house renovations, an ailing uncle, an over-protective daughter, and the quirky inhabitants of Getaway Bay, she has her work cut out.
Can Addison and her new friends uncover the real culprit before Layla is charged with murder?
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BOOK 2: THE BODY IN THE BEACH HOUSE
Running a writer’s retreat is Addison’s dream job.
Until one of the writers ends up dead.
After deciding a bed and breakfast is too much work, Addison Lake turns her newly refurbished home in Getaway Bay into a boarding house for struggling writers and artists. She has a full house in no time, and quickly comes to regard her young boarders as family. But her newfound happiness doesn’t last.
There’s a body in the beach house.
Is one of her creative guests responsible?
As Addison and Detective Wilcox investigate, the mystery becomes more baffling. Was it suicide, or murder? If it was murder, how did the killer get out of the locked room?
And with all her house guests on the suspect list, who can Addison trust?
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BOOK 3: THE CORPSE AT THE CARNIVAL
The carnival has come to Getaway Bay.
And with it – a murder.
While Addison Lake and her family enjoy an Easter break at the carnival, knife-thrower Frankie Hammond is stabbed in the back with one of his own knives. Detective Wilcox is understaffed and down with the flu, so Addison steps up to help investigate.
Magicians, staff, and the owners of the carnival are all on the suspect list. Even the clowns have a motive for wanting Frankie dead.
Hanley Brothers’ Carnival is a family affair. But as Addison and Wilcox follow the clues, they find this family has a lot to hide.
The show must go on – but at what cost?
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BOOK 4: DEATH AT THE DOG SHOW
Dog show people take their competition seriously.
This year the Riverwood and Getaway Bay Dog Show is held in Getaway Bay, and the whole town is excited by the event. Mrs Jones has even entered Bella in the Toy Dog category. But things go pear-shaped at the gala dinner – the organiser loses control, the dogs run riot, and someone ends up dead.
In their new capacity as police volunteers Addison and Adam are itching to help Detective Wilcox and his team uncover the truth. The suspect list soon includes disgruntled dog owners, judges, and even a few Getaway Bay locals.
So who did it?
The Getaway Bay cozy mysteries have everything you love – suspense to keep you guessing, twists you don’t see coming, and characters you want to have a cup of tea with – plus an added dose of Aussie flavour.
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BOOK 5: EVIL AT ECHO POINT
Getaway Bay is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
A body on the rocks at a popular surfing spot is bad enough – but when the surfer’s identity is revealed, the media once again descend on Addison’s seaside sanctuary.
Did the surfer accidentally fall to his death off Echo Point? Or was he pushed?
As Addison and the Beach House Murder Club help the police investigate, it seems everyone close to the victim has something to hide.
A few locals have some explaining to do, as well.
Can Addison and Isaac crack the case with the eyes of the country upon them?
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BOOK 6: THE FATALITY AT THE FUNERAL
A funeral is the last place Addison expects to find another body.
Besides the one in the casket, that is.
The beach house occupants have welcomed their new boarder, elderly mystery writer Henry Farrelly, with open arms. But when Henry’s sister-in-law dies, and Addison and Mrs Jones accompany him to the funeral, an unexpected death shatters the mourners all over again.
And this time the police have only one suspect – Henry.
Convinced his favourite writer and new friend is innocent, Adam insists he and Addison investigate to clear Henry’s name. But they’re getting no help from Isaac, whose hands are tied. And Henry himself isn’t talking.
Did Henry commit murder? Or is he covering for someone?
Does the answer lie in a fifty-year family feud?
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BOOK 7: THE GIRL BY THE GRAVE
A mysterious arrival rocks Getaway Bay.
Who is the girl by the grave?
Layla’s life is finally back on track – she began the year with a fabulous cruise, the art gallery is attracting a lot of interest, and there’s even the possibility of romance on the horizon.
But things never stay simple in Getaway Bay for long. The new girl in town throws Layla’s life into chaos once again, and it’s up to Addison and the Beach House Murder Club to protect their own and figure out what’s really going on.
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BOOK 8: THE HOLIDAY HOMICIDE
The girls have staged a Getaway Bay getaway!
Addison and Layla have packed up and gone to Europe for a well-earned end-of-year break. While Layla is busy painting on an organised art tour, Addison takes the time to relax and enjoy the local scenery. And, of course, the patisseries.
But it’s not all breathtaking views and baked delights.
An isolated guest house in a picturesque Tuscan ghost town presents many opportunities for the artists to paint.
It’s also a good place to commit murder.
Is there a killer among the touring artists? What are the elderly caretakers of the guest house hiding? And what does it all have to do with an international crime syndicate?
Addison and Layla may be in over their heads as they team up with Interpol and the local carabinieri to catch the killer and get home to Australia in time for Christmas.
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BOOK 9: AN ILL-FATED INVITATION
It’s Justin and Emily’s wedding day, and Addison, Layla, and Olivia have flown to Melbourne for the much-anticipated event.
The wedding venue – a picturesque winery on the outskirts of Melbourne – promises a stress-free weekend of joyous memory-making. After a whirlwind European holiday, followed by a busy Christmas period in Getaway Bay, Addison is looking forward to a drama-free week.
She should have known better.
Celebration turns to devastation as one of the bride’s friends suffers an allergic reaction. The unfortunate young man is whisked off to hospital in critical condition, and Addison quickly realises his fate was no accident.
Away from home once again, Addison, Layla, and Olivia must enlist the help of the Beach House Murder Club from afar. Can they uncover the identity of the perpetrator before local police blame one of their own?
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The Box Set
Box Set 1: GETAWAY BAY Cozy Mystery Series Books 1 – 4
Days after her move to a sleepy coastal town, Addison Lake’s life is turned upside down by a fire at her cousin’s art gallery.
A body in the rubble upsets her retirement plans, and soon enough Addison finds herself in the thick of a murder investigation.
And it doesn’t stop there. The beach house becomes a boarding house, characters come and go, and more than one body turns up in the first four books of the Getaway Bay Cozy Mystery Series.