Sylvia Avery (Cozy) Mysteries Series

Drug runners are on the North Beach Peninsula, raising havoc from the tiny unsecured port of Unity on the southern end to the Spartina Point Casino and Resort up north. Bottom Feeders is a "cozy" mystery. It has no graphic violence, no obscene language, and no explicit sex. But what it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in a small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Bottom Feeders is the first book n the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.

A made-for-TV movie crew hasn't shot the first scenes before two distinctly different murders occur, and the sheriff thinks there's cause to believe they actually might be related. Starfish is a "cozy" mystery. It has no graphic violence, no obscene language, no explicit sex scenes. What it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in a small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Starfish is the second book in the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.

The members of a geriatric troupe of belly dancers, The Veiled Rainbow, are all under suspicion of murdering their husbands to collect the life insurance money. Crab Bait is a "cozy" mystery. It has no graphic violence, no obscene language, and no explicit sex scenes. What it does have is an amateur sleuth who works with the police department in a small, coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Crab Bait is the third book in the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.

Some of those same belly dancers who appeared in Crab Bait are now trying out online dating, and the sheriff does his best to keep them safe, despite their efforts to disregard his suggestions. Hook, Line, and Sinker is a "cozy" mystery. It has no graphic violence, no obscene language, and no explicit sex scenes. What it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in a small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Hook, Line, and Sinker is the fourth book in the Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.

A decades old murder and a very recent one take place among the oyster men, and women, in the tiny town of Willoopah along the northern tide flats of Shallowwater Bay. Oyster Spat is a "cozy mystery." It contains no graphic violence, no obscene language, and no explicit sex scenes. But what it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in a small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Oyster Spat is the fifth book in the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.

A kidnapping sets the stage to bring the events of the previous 15 months full circle before it's resolved and the series is concluded. Tsunami Warning is a "cozy" mystery. It has no graphic violence, no obscene language, no explicit sex scenes. What it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Tsunami Warning is the 6th book in the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.