First published 2020
Griselda Satterlee watches her husband Con pick up a drunk blonde at the Bamboo Bar during what should be their second honeymoon. He leaves with the woman, abandoning Griselda at their isolated beach cottage. Con returns hours later with shells he claims came from the blonde's gun, but the woman never comes back. Police discover her body the next morning and arrest Con for murder. Griselda finds herself alone and vulnerable in a cottage secured only by a flimsy lock. She must navigate a web of dangerous people who all want something from her imprisoned husband. Major Pembrooke pursues Con for mysterious reasons. The beautiful Kathie spins lies at every turn. Dare shows an obsessive interest in Con's fate. Kew offers Griselda help, but his motives serve only himself. Trapped between her loyalty to Con and her own survival, Griselda discovers that everyone around her harbors secrets that could prove deadly.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Bamboo Bar, Beach Cottage
Period: Second Honeymoon
255 pages · Paperback · Wildside Press
Content warnings: murder