A Poor Woman's Wealth

Book #3 in The Hurley Beach Mystery SeriesHow much do we really know about our neighbors?A Poor Woman's Wealth is a heartwarming cozy mystery about a family of detectives who struggle to uncover the truth about a legendary pirate and a rumored inheritance and how they can be the motive for murder.Velma is a fixture in the small town of Hurley Beach. She runs a successful beauty salon, is active in her church, and occasionally asks too many questions. She's accompanied by her reluctant sidekick–a pug named Henry.Her son Bernie is a retired police detective who is running a failing bait and tackle store and building a relationship with a local girl.Sandy, Velma's niece, is the first police chief in the small vacation town. As she and the town recover from a hurricane, she finds herself in the middle of a puzzling murder investigation.In book three, we follow Velma and Sandy as they discover the body of a missing man buried in a shallow grave. Why was he killed and why is everyone in his life so calm about it?Could the killer be a relative of the victim, the current wife, the ex-wife, or business acquaintances? Was he killed because of what he knew?The Hurley Beach Mystery Series is an entertaining cozy mystery series with quirky characters throughout.Read A Poor Woman's Wealth and solve the mystery. A native of North Carolina, author Keith Sink grew up reading Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Stratemeyer Syndicate books. He is the author of the Hurley Beach mystery series.He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and worked in the Computer Industry as a consultant. Through his early years in the Carolinas and his later life in the Pacific Northwest, Keith has gathered a treasure trove of tales he's woven into his novels. A cozy mystery writer, Keith also enjoys writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. He lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and enjoys creating stories with his black lab Jessie snoring nearby. The Hurley Beach Mystery Series is a heartwarming clean cozy series about a family of detectives in a small North Carolina beach town. The matriarch of the family, Velma, runs a successful beauty salon, is active in her church, and occasionally asks too many questions. She's accompanied by her overfed pug, Henry. Her son Bernie is a retired police detective who now runs his father's bait and tackle store. As much as he tries to stay out of his past, he keeps being pulled back in. Sandy, Velma's niece, is a newly appointed Sheriff's Deputy who is trying to make her mark in the department while fighting some very old-fashioned norms.