Shore Shenanigans

Fired Up and FeistyBook 1 of the Shore Shenanigans Series Fired Up and Feisty puts the Ocean Alley High School Reunion front and center. The Golden Grads (alums from long ago) end up at the Cozy Corner B&B after a fire at the local hotel, Beachcomber's Alley. Well, not all of them – Preston McKinley is found on the floor in the room where the fire started. Did smoldering high school resentments lead to his demise? Or maybe his prior business dealings? Longtime Ocean Alley resident and local PI George Winters is pulled into the fray, assisted by Cozy Corner B&B owner Madge Richards (a.k.a. Mayor Madge). They get lots of input from snooty seniors. The first thing George learns is that the death of Lenna -- sister to Catherine, a current reunion attendee -- may have been more complex than driving off the road. Why was she outside of town late at night? Does her sister learn more at the reunion? Preston McKinley was an investment advisor whose advice was not always on target. There's even a rumor that he embezzled funds from the high school senior prom. As Ocean Alley Police Sergeant Morehouse says, "That was a long time ago." But was it the start of a pattern? Preston later created a private investment fund. Did all that money go where it should have? Were some of his high school friends investors who might be angry about results? There's talk about all of this at B&B, and Mayor Madge keeps her ears open. She wishes she heard less of the Golden Grads' practice for the reunion talent contest. The night of the reunion party, George keeps an eye on key plyers and follows a couple of them to a hallway away from the main event. As Louie Louie blares, gunshots fly. Will Preston McKinley's killer be unmasked? Elaine L. Orr writes four mystery series, including the fourteen-book Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, set at the Jersey shore. "Behind the Walls" was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. The second book in the River's Edge series--set in rural Iowa-- "Demise of a Devious Neighbor," was a Chanticleer finalist in 2017.The Logland series is a police procedural with a cozy feel, and began with "Tip a Hat to Murder" in 2016 The Family History Mystery series, set in the Western Maryland Mountains began with "Least Trodden Ground" in 2020. The second book in the series, "Unscheduled Murder Trip," received an Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion in 2021.She also writes plays and novellas, including the one-act play, "Common Ground" published in 2015. Her novella, "Falling into Place," tells the story of a family managing the results of an Iowa father's World War II experience with humor and grace. Another novella, "Biding Time," was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993. "In the Shadow of Light" is the fictional story of children separated from their mother at the US/Mexico border.Nonfiction includes :Words to Write By: Getting Your Thoughts on Paper: and :Writing When Time is Scarce. She graduated from the University of Dayton and the American University and is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Independent Book Publishers Association. Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994.Her fiction and nonfiction are at all online retailers in all formats -- ebooks, paperbacks, large print, and (on Amazon, itunes, and Audible.com) audio in digital form. Paperbacks can be ordered through Barnes and Noble Stores as well as t heir online site.Support your local bookstore!