Flamingos and Murder

A clean, laugh-out-loud cozy mystery perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich and Leslie Langtry. Book 8 in the Parker Bell series—but jump in anywhere.

Hubba Bubba's Fish Camp in Po'thole, Florida is aiming high. Like…pink flamingo centerpiece of a questionable tourist empire high.

Enter Miss Maisy: tall, elegant, aggressively pink, and the newest attraction at Hubba Bubba's—courtesy of Miss Trixie Delight, star performer of Babes, Babes, and More Babes Gentlemen's Club and apparent patron saint of sparkles, sass, and poor life choices.

Because clearly, what every fish camp needs is more flamingos. Preferably named after Hubba Bubba's favorite dancers—Miss Pinkie, Miss Lexie, and Miss Diamond—because subtlety is not a core value in Po'thole.

But before the town can fully embrace its flamingo-forward future, Miss Trixie Delight turns up dead. Very dead. Which puts a slight damper on the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Now add:

•A convicted felon running for mayor (campaign slogan: I've changed…probably )
•Rumors of flamingo trafficking (no one knows how, why, or who's smuggling them, but everyone has an opinion)
•And a town already operating at peak "Florida headline" capacity

…and you've got yourself a situation.

Naturally, Parker Bell—bestselling author, cyber security consultant, and unwilling MVP of "Why Is This Happening Again?"—gets pulled into the mess, along with the Lady Gatorettes, who treat chaos like a competitive sport.

Their solution?

Run their own mayoral candidate.

Who may or may not be a flamingo.
Who definitely stands on one leg.
And who already has better public approval ratings than the human options.

As Parker tries to solve a murder, untangle a possibly illegal flamingo situation, and prevent Po'thole from electing either a felon or a bird (no promises), one thing is certain:

In this town, the line between absurd and reality isn't just blurred—it's doing the cha-cha in sequins.