A Deadly Cliche (A Books by the Bay Mystery #2) by Ellery Adams

Olivia is taking her usual walk on the beach with Haviland searching for items along the shore, when she comes across a dead body that is buried up to his neck in the sand. There have also been some burglaries in the Oyster Bay area that have become a concern to Laurel a fellow member of the Bayside Book Writers group. The burglars are leaving a staged tableau at each scene depicting a well known cliche.

Olivia also just received a letter stating that her father is alive and very sick. Considering that her father was believed to be dead for the last 30 years this is a little bit of a shock to say the least. She hires a private investigator to check on this for her.

And on top of everything else there is a hurricane heading their way.

There is not a dull moment in this second installment of A Books By The Bay Mystery series. I love a series where you can get attached for the characters and they become real, and this is one of those types of series for me.