"I'm reading this series now. It's absolutely, stunningly hilarious! The entire cast of characters is magnificently screwball and the plots are so diabolically inventive that I've been reading three days straight!" Facebook Reviewer

Sometimes All You Need is A Friend... Even if They Might be Just a Little Bit Crazy.

Duped out of her life savings in Germany, 45-year-old Val Fremden retreats home to Florida with more than just her pride in tatters. Broke, divorced, and virtually unemployable, starting over is going to be tough enough. But when her only friend suddenly turns up dead, Val begins to seriously wonder if the world is out to get her.

Maybe it is... maybe it isn't.

The sugar-white sands of Sunset Beach attract weirdos like mosquitoes to a bug zapper. So when the will of Val's friend makes the local newspaper, crackpots and con artists stumble from their beach shacks to claim a piece of the leftover pie.

Determined to find her friend's true heir, Val reluctantly turns to three oddballs for help -- a boozehound, a redneck, and a snarky beach bum. Working at odds with each other, their bumbling investigation attracts the attention of a hot cop. He quickly gets into the fray and under Val's skin. Whether it's in a good way or bad only time will tell. Because sometimes, it's not until you reach the bottom of the barrel that you find out who your true friends are.

Read this Humorous Women's Fiction/Cozy Mystery Series if You Love:
? Laugh-Out-Loud Humor and Hijinks
? Bungling, Hair-on-Fire Heroines
? Empowering Grandmother Figures
? Small-Town Secrets
? Ride-or-Die Best Friends
?? Later-in-Life Reinvention
? Small Coastal Town Settings
? Found Family of Kooky Characters
? A Tease of Romance

If you adore fun, women-centric mysteries like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, Steve Higgs' Patricia Fisher, or Jana Deleon's Miss Fortune Redding, get set to fall in love with Val Fremden! She's a lovable, bungling mess who's a bit older, a tad more jaded, and a ton more experienced in big-time failure. Life's been tough for Val. Still, she always manages to find her way with sardonic humor and an intrepid spirit. A gin and tonic now and then helps, too.

Amazon #1 Best Seller in Amateur Sleuths, Cozy Mystery, Humor & Satire, Women's Detective Fiction, Comedy, Humorous Dark Comedy, Men, Women & Relationships Humor, and Love, Sex & Marriage Humor!

Perfect for fans of Deany Ray, Mia Ross, J.B. Lynn, Karen McInerny, Jasmine Webb, Gemma Halliday, Karen Cantwell, Leslie Langtry, Tonya Kappes, Liliana Hart, Libby Howard, Chelsea Field, Gina LaManna, CeeCee James, Amy Vansant, and Stephanie Bond.

What Readers are Saying:

• "I have never related to a character more in my life!"

• "If you like humor, twists and turns, and not being able to guess the outcome of a story, this book is for you!"

• "Full of the magic that come from that mysterious place between caring about what's important and flipping off the rest!"

• "A funny, frenetic fantastic read! Every bit as entertaining and maybe more so than Stephanie Plum at her best."

• "I have no idea how the author is able to write about trauma in a way that is also hopeful and uplifting. Whatever it is, it's beautiful."

• "Hooked like a fish. Val could be Stephanie Plum's double!! Phenomenal writing."

• "Full of twists and turns as only Margaret Lashley can write!"

• "There's a mystery at the heart of this book that will hook fans of Janet Evanovich."

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