Murder They Hoped: Dolphin Lane
People die. That's a given but in some places, like 55+ trailer parks, people die more often. And not always from old age or natural causes.
When Shirley Thompson, a long time resident of Golden Tides, a 55+ community perched above the Pacific Ocean, passes away, most of her neighbors expect the usual routine of memories shared around the mailbox kiosk and a memorial service in the clubhouse but unanswered questions trigger something different this time. As Lois Merrick and the rest of the park's True Crime group starts to dig in, with shared notes, competing theories, and growing confidence that the truth is being overlooked, multiple suspects rise to the surface.
Between book club meetings, morning walks, and heated debates on the Golden Tides Community Forum, Lois finds herself navigating a maze of contradictory witness accounts, suspicious behavior, and suspects with plenty of motivation.
Can Lois and a group of amateur sleuths with more enthusiasm than experience solve a case the authorities never opened in the first place? Or will their investigation unravel more than just the mystery of what happened on Dolphin Lane?
Murder on Dolphin Lane is the first book in the Murder, They Hoped series of cozy-ish mysteries set in coastal California where every death is suspicious, every neighbor is a suspect, and the line between community and conspiracy is dangerously thin.
Coming April 2026 | Preorder Now
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