Ellery Adams once again thrills her readers with an outstanding who-dun-it with A DEADLY CLICHÉ: A Books By The Bay Mystery. The second book in this classy series, Adams revisits the eclectic group of writers who find suspense and intrigue showing up on their doorsteps on a regular basis.

Olivia Limoges, on her regular morning walk along the beach with her beloved standard poodle, Captain Haviland, finds a dead body buried in the sand up to his head. There's also been a rash of burglaries in town lately. Are all the crimes connected? Soon Olivia and the Bayside Book Writers (with a little help from Olivia's romantic interest, Police Chief Rawlings) are busy deciphering the clues left by the thieves. At one scene a stick of butter in left out on the counter with a knife through it. Another is a deck of cards with a queen missing. Yet at another, dolls with silver spoons in their mouths. It doesn't take Olivia long to realize each clue represents a cliché. Now they just need to figure out who is leaving the clues and why and follow the clues to find the killer.

Olivia also must deal with the news that her father, long lost and presumed dead, may still be alive. She also starts to examine her own feelings regarding the place that love should hold in her life.

A DEADLY CLICHÉ is a terrific mystery that is multi- layered, well thought out and well presented by author Ellery Adams. A preview of Adams' next book, THE LAST WORD, is included, giving the readers a taste of what they can look forward to!

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