Death at High Tide:: A Jersey Shore Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

"Fresh as an ocean breeze, this is a resourceful character and setting rich with menace and satisfying mystery twists." -- Mystery Lovers Bookshop

"Ghostwriter Anne Hardaway is a delightful mix of humor, pragmatism, and vulnerability." -- Margaret Maron

"Ghostwriter Anne Hardaway is a delightful mix of humor, pragmatism, and vulnerabilty." -- -- Margaret Maron

Oceanside Heights Becomes Hollywood By The SeaIn the quaint New Jersey seaside town of Ocean Heights, freelance ghostwriter Anne hardaway is frustrated by her latest assignment: a tell-all autobiography of Mallory Loving, the former local sexpot who has made it big in movies. Even though Mallory's new film is being shot in twon, Anne finds that her high-profile subject is a first-class prima donna. And Anne isn't the only one having a hard time with the ego-driven star.

But Murder Wasn't In The ScriptTreating the film's crew, cast, locals and her husband like personal minions, Mallory is a woman whose popularity, like her career, is on the wane. As severaly accidents delay shooting, a series of threatening letters from a deranged fan unsettle the star's fragile nerves. In the midst of the turmoil, the actress disappears-only to resurface as a corpse. Though the police rule the death as an accident, Anne suspects murder. Using the biography as her calling card, Anne begins an investigation into Mallory's murder to determine which suspect is only "acting" innocent.

Beth Sherman is a writer and editor based in New York City. She writes a bi-weekly column, "Design and Decor," for Newsday that gives decorating tips and home-related advice. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The New York Post, Cosmopolitan, Ladies' Home Journal, Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart Living, Bride's, Fitness, Working Woman, House Beautiful, American Health, Parents, and many other publication. Dead Man's Float is her first mystery. She summers on the New Jersey shore.