Was it suicide or murder? When a local big shot is found dead in a locked car with a painted shell in his pocket bearing an ominous warning, it's up to Guinivere Jones, intrepid reporter and amateur sleuth, to determine the true cause of death. Book eight in the Sanibel Island Mystery series, For Whom the Shell Tolls takes readers on the hunt for a buried treasure-and a possible murderer-and combines mystery, romance, and seashells in an irresistible read.
"This engaging tale of the accidental meeting of two strangers on the Sanibel fishing pier has touched the hearts of thousands. Carl Johnson, a wise, retired fishing guide from Sanibel, and Richard Evans, a young, stressed-out divorce attorney from Peoria, share more than snook runs and cold Cokes during their six mornings together. They share tales of love, suicide and heroism. This story is about knowing when it's time to die and when it's time to start living again. It is about something rare in this hurried age: wisdom."--
Tucked between the mainland of southwest Florida and the islands of Sanibel and Captiva is a 17-mile-long island accessible by a single drawbridge. A haven for some and a home to others, the community of Pine Island is a rare and lingering remnant of old Florida. The island's shores are home to mangroves teaming with fish instead of crowded beaches, making it a major destination for sport fishing enthusiasts and providing a livelihood for the independent commercial fishing families of the island. The genuine personalities and untouched splendor of Pine Island have attracted numerous artists to the area in recent years, with many praising Pine Island as the new Key West. Strolling the lazy street to Bokeelia's famous fishing pier, or exploring an active Calusa Indian archeological site in Pineland, the crowds and tourist-related glitz common to most of Florida's islands are nowhere to be found, leaving visitors to discover Pine Island's unspoiled beauty at their own pace.
When reporter Guinivere Jones finds herself out of a husband and a job, she decides to leave dreary New England and move to sunny Sanibel Island, Florida, the seashell capital of the United States. There she finds a job working for the local paper, profiling the island's quirky characters and businesses and covering the annual Shell Show. But when the star attraction of this year's Shell Show, a rare shell known as the Golden Junonia, goes missing during the preview, and the chief suspect turns up dead a few days later, Guin takes it upon herself to solve the mystery, even if it means butting heads with the poker-faced local detective. Along the way, she discovers that not everything, or everyone, is what it seems, and that you can find not only shells on Sanibel but romance, if you know where to look.The first book in the Sanibel Island Mystery series, A Shell of a Problem introduces readers to Guinivere Jones, ace reporter for the San-Cap Sun-Times, her two faithful feline companions, Flora and Fauna. the beautiful island of Sanibel, and a host of memorable characters.
When reporter Guinivere Jones went looking for a cozy little beach cottage on Sanibel Island, Florida, a dead body was definitely NOT on her must-have list. It's "House Hunters" meets "Murder, She Wrote" in this fun, new mystery, the third book in the bestselling Sanibel Island Mystery series.
Living Sanibel is the only book you will need while on the islands! With more than 650 full-color photographs, illustrations and trail maps, Living Sanibel is the most complete identification guide to the native plants, animals and eco-attractions of Sanibel and Captiva ever compiled.
