Body at Buccaneer's Bay by Josh Lanyon Series: Secrets and Scrabble #5
Published by JustJoshin Publishing on December 18, 2021
Source: NetGalley
Genres: Cozy Mystery, M/M Romance
Pages: 223
Format: eARC
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
Mystery Bookshop owner Ellery Page and Police Chief Jack Carson are diving for the legendary sunken pirate galleon Blood Red Rose when they discover an old fashioned diver's suit, water-damaged and encrusted with barnacles. Further examination reveals the 19th Century suit contains a 21st Century body.
Who is the mysterious diver? No one seems to be missing from the quaint and cozy town of Pirate's Cove. Was he really diving for pirate's gold? And if not, what exactly did he do to earn that bullet hole in his skull?
Ellery once again finds a dead body, this time while diving with his boyfriend, Chief Police Officer Jack Carson. The body is sealed into an old diving suit they find in a shipwreck. Then, Odette Wallace, a wealthy widow, hires Ellery to find out who is trying to kill her. Apparently, she’s a big believer in the ability of amateur sleuths. Of course, the two mysteries are connected
The mystery was interesting. Everyone on the island has an idea about who the man in the suit was, but no proof. Odette and the step-children are not the nicest people, and Ellery probably shouldn’t have taken the case but he needs the money. Ellery figures out the solution in the end, just a step or two behind Jack. The wrap-up was a bit anti-climactic though.
Ellery is his usual smart, but bumbling self. Jack is very competent, and to me his concerns regarding Elliott getting swept up in cases make sense. I like them as a couple, but I could do with a little less arguing. We’re 5 books in and it feels like the same arguments from book 2. We get to meet Ellery’s parents in this one, and they are awesome. Watson is there too and just adorable.
I’m looking forward to #6.
About Josh Lanyon
Josh Lanyon is the author of over sixty titles of classic Male/Male fiction featuring twisty mystery, kickass adventure and unapologetic man-on-man romance. Her work has been translated into eleven languages. Josh is an Eppie Award winner, a four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist (twice for Gay Mystery), an Edgar nominee, and the first-ever recipient of the Goodreads M/M Hall of Fame award.
Josh is married and lives in Southern California.
I’m very curious about how that body got in the old dive suit. Sounds like another series for my list.
It is a rather unique way to hide a body.
This mystery sound interesting.
It’s a fun book. I do think I read the series more for the characters than the actual mysteries though.