Sex and Death on the Beach

Name: Sex and Death on the Beach
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Elaine Viets
ISBN: 9798896798293

Author: Elaine Viets

Series: Florida Beach Mysteries

Narrator: Justis Bolding

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/08/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Beneath the sun and sea of South Florida, dark crimes and bone-chilling secrets are lurking. Introducing a brand-new twisty mystery series from award-winning author Elaine Viets. When the body of adult film star Sammie Lant is found buried next to the courtyard pool of the Florodora, Norah McCarthy’s apartment complex, she quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. Norah was witnessed having an argument with Sammie six months ago, the last day Sammie was seen alive—the day she gained notoriety for a shocking public stunt with a college football player. But events take an even darker turn when more remains are unearthed—ones with an apparent connection to Norah’s tragic past. Is it pure coincidence that more than one person was buried by Norah’s pool? And is the killer closer to home than she thinks? Introducing feisty, female sleuth Norah McCarthy, a cast of eccentric characters, and the dark underbelly beneath the palm trees and beaches of South Florida, this addictive new series is perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey.

About Elaine Viets

Elaine Viets has written over thirty mysteries among four series. A former director-at-large for the Mystery Writers of America, she is a frequent contributor to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and anthologies edited by Charlaine Harris and Lawrence Block.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue Em on June 07, 2025

4.5⭐ rounded up Years ago, I read and enjoyed many books in Viet's other two series (Dead End Jobs and Mystery Shopper.) And after reading the first in her new series, I think this new one is my favorite. Great premise. Norah McCarthy inherited the Florodora Apartment building from her feisty and fla......more

Goodreads review by Steve on May 11, 2025

When the body of adult film star Sammie Lant is found buried next to the courtyard pool of the Florodora, Norah McCarthy’s apartment complex, she quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. Norah was witnessed having an argument with Sammie six months ago, the last day Sammie was seen alive – the day......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on February 19, 2025

I received an ARC of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review! The characters in this cozy mystery are likable, unique, and quirky. I read it on a snowy day so I really liked the coastal Florida setting. All of the cheesy quotes the author constantly references from signs in the lo......more

Goodreads review by Kevintipple on June 08, 2025

Sex and Death on the Beach: A Florida Beach Mystery is the first book in a new cozy mystery series by Elaine Viets. Filled with a host of colorful and eccentric characters, a great setting, a couple of mysteries, and plenty of humor, the result is a really good and highly entertaining cozy style mys......more

Goodreads review by Alison on June 09, 2025

Elaine Viets was a journalist in St. Louis, which inspired her dark Francesca Vierling series. She switched gears to write the humorous Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series, and the cozy Dead End Job series. She brilliantly explored the seamier side of class war in the noir Angela Richman series. No......more