An exercise instructor too fit to fall. A cryptic note. An older British tourist who causes trouble wherever he goes. The Dive Shack is on full alert. Meanwhile, Marlena is baking up trouble and trying to find her family's ancestral mansion. When a cute young exercise instructor is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, one death leads to another and pretty soon Shelby is embroiled in a puzzling murder case. The investigation takes her to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Underground River. But what she finds there raises more questions than it answers. If you like gorgeous locations, tantalizing things to eat, fluffy cats and scruffy dogs, and a host of people who feel like friends, you'll love this story. Duplicity at the Dive Shack, the second book in the Dive Shack Mysteries series, is a clean cozy mystery novel with a tropical twist. It can be read as a standalone, but you will enjoy reading the continuing series. READ FOR FREE WITH KU. Recipes included!

An exercise instructor too fit to fall. A cryptic note. An older British tourist who causes trouble wherever he goes. The Dive Shack is on full alert. Meanwhile, the quirky baker is stirring up trouble and trying to find her family’s ancestral mansion. When a cute young exercise instructor is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, one death leads to another, and pretty soon, Shelby is embroiled in a puzzling murder case. The investigation takes her to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Underground River. But what she finds there raises more questions than it answers. If you like gorgeous locations, tantalizing things to eat, fluffy cats and scruffy dogs, and a host of people who feel like friends, you’ll love this story. Duplicity at the Dive Shack, the second book in the Dive Shack Mysteries series, is a clean cozy mystery novel with a tropical twist. It can be read as a standalone, but you will enjoy reading the continuing series. Recipes included!

Books 1-3 of the Dive Shack Mysteries. Shelby and Jesse are back on the island they love, living at a dive resort while Jesse delves into research for his dissertation. Shelby’s life gets interesting after the quirky and colorful resort baker takes her under her wing, a scruffy beach dog moves onto her porch, and she adopts an adorable kitten. In Book One, a disagreeable tourist dies, and suspicion is cast on Shelby’s new friends and acquaintances. Wanting to clear their names, she dives into tracking down the real killer. But it may be perilous for Shelby! In Book Two, a cute young exercise instructor is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, and one death leads to another. Pretty soon Shelby is embroiled in a puzzling murder case. The investigation takes her to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Underground River. But what she finds there raises more questions than it answers. In Book Three, Shelby is at it again. The tourists at a charming bed & breakfast on Palawan Island are in for a surprise when a fellow guest is murdered. All the vacationers are exhibiting strange behaviors. Everyone is on the list of suspects. Shelby is on the case, investigating the guests and watching everyone closely, trying to gain all their little secrets. But with all the twists and turns, it gets increasingly difficult. You'll meet an intriguing mix of hilarious and touching characters, and encounter moments both bitter and sweet. Lots of emotions, banter and suspense keep the story rolling along. The Dive Shack Collection is a three-book set of heart-warming beach community mystery reads. You'll find it hard to put down. If you like gorgeous locations, tantalizing things to eat, fluffy cats and scruffy dogs, and a host of people who feel like friends, you'll love these stories. Read The Dive Shack Collection – a clean cozy mystery series with a tropical twist. Recipes included!

Books 1 & 2 of the Dive Shack Mysteries. Shelby and Jesse are back on the island they love, living at a dive resort while Jesse delves into research for his dissertation. Shelby’s life gets interesting after the quirky and colorful resort baker takes her under her wing, a scruffy beach dog moves onto her porch, and she adopts an adorable kitten. ★In Book One, a disagreeable tourist dies, and suspicion is cast on Shelby’s new friends and acquaintances. Wanting to clear their names, she dives into tracking down the real killer. But it may be perilous for Shelby! ★In Book Two, a cute young exercise instructor is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, and one death leads to another. Pretty soon Shelby is embroiled in a puzzling murder case. The investigation takes her to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Underground River. But what she finds there raises more questions than it answers.

Books 1-3 of the Dive Shack Mysteries. Shelby and Jesse are back on the island they love, living at a dive resort while Jesse delves into research for his dissertation. Shelby's life gets interesting after the quirky and colorful resort baker takes her under her wing, a scruffy beach dog moves onto her porch, and she adopts an adorable kitten. ★In Book One, a disagreeable tourist dies, and suspicion is cast on Shelby's new friends and acquaintances. Wanting to clear their names, she dives into tracking down the real killer. But it may be perilous for Shelby! ★In Book Two, a cute young exercise instructor is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, and one death leads to another. Pretty soon Shelby is embroiled in a puzzling murder case. The investigation takes her to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Underground River. But what she finds there raises more questions than it answers. ★In Book Three, Shelby is at it again. The tourists at a charming bed & breakfast on Palawan Island are in for a surprise when a fellow guest is murdered. All the vacationers are exhibiting strange behaviors. Everyone is on the list of suspects. Shelby is on the case, investigating the guests and watching everyone closely, trying to gain all their little secrets. But with all the twists and turns, it gets increasingly difficult. The Dive Shack Collection is a three-book set of heart-warming beach community mystery reads. You'll find it hard to put down. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Why Readers Love Duplicity at the Dive Shack ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Reading these books is like a vacation to Palawan! This is the second book in the Dive Shack mysteries and it'll definitely keep your interest! There were so many things I liked about this book, from the amazing descriptions of Palawan scenery, to the characters and customs, not to mention the delicious recipes at the end! Investigating by Shelby takes you all over the island, and I learned so much about the island that I'm now dying to go there. An excellent book!" Alice H. "A good, clean, entertaining mystery!" "Trouble keeps finding Shelby. This is another good read in the series." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Praise for Disquiet at the Dive Shack ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Love getting involved with Shelby, her husband Jesse and the other characters on this beautiful island, I can just imagine being there. Shelby always seems to be me involved in a murder on this beautiful oasis! Disquiet at the dive shack, is a fun, quick mystery read and leaves you guessing until the very end! Love reading this book and so will you!" "This book is very entertaining! The descriptions of Palawan actually made me look it up! Wonderful descriptions, great characters, a intriguing storyline and a murder! So many suspects, so many twists and I just couldn't figure it out until the end! This is a wonderful, sweet cozy!" "This is the third book that I have read in this entertaining series. I enjoyed trying to figure out the mystery before the reveal. But I really enjoyed the Shelby and Jesse's story. Especially the focus on Shelby as a person and not just as an amateur detective solving the mystery. Her character is truly an amazing person. It is no wonder that she has surrounded herself with great friends proving that to have great friends, you must be a great friend first. This is a wonderful story that is free of vulgar language, sexual exploits, and graphic violence. I would recommend this book to anyone." "Donna Davis has created another wonderful mystery for her readers. The characters and situation are realistic. The story also contains details of Palawan history that adds an extra dimension to the story. There are plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings to keep you guessing clear to the end."

Murder. Betrayal. Tea and Scones.When ex-novice nun, turned steamy romance writer, Maggie O'Flynn moves to the charming village of Stratford Upon Avondale to open a tea room she expects plenty of murders, betrayal, and duplicity. On the stages of the town's renowned Shakespeare Festival. But when a theater critic is found murdered on the town's riverbank and the prime suspect turns out to be the sexy bookshop owner Maggie has had her eye on, she takes matters into her own hands. Will she be able to dig through the layers of betrayal and duplicity to find the true murderer before that handsome bookseller, Nate Larimer, finds himself behind bars? With the help of her loud, brash, spitfire of a friend, Gina Mattucci, Maggie plans to do just that.With a bit of Shakespeare, copious amounts of tea, and a faux-English setting to rival anything the real England has to offer, ALAS, SHE DROWNED is the first book in THE STRATFORD UPON AVONDALE mystery series. Lovers of cozy mysteries will find a cozy home in Stratford Upon Avondale.

The Violence of Modernity turns to Charles Baudelaire, one of the most canonical figures of literary modernism, in order to reclaim an aesthetic legacy for ethical inquiry and historical critique. Works of modern literature are commonly theorized as symptomatic responses to the trauma of history. In a climate that tends to privilege crisis over critique, Debarati Sanyal argues that it is urgent to rethink literary experience in terms that recall its contestatory potential. Examining Baudelaire's poems afresh, she shifts the focus of critical attention toward an account of modernism as an active engagement with violence, specifically the violence of history in nineteenth-century France. Sanyal analyzes a literary current that uses the traditional hallmarks of modernism—irony, intertextuality, self-reflexivity, and formalism—to challenge the historical violence of modernity. Baudelaire and the committed ironists writing in his wake teach us how to read and resist the violence of history, and thereby to challenge the melancholy tenor of our contemporary "wound culture." In a series of provocative readings, Sanyal presents Baudelaire's poetry as an aesthetic form that contests historical violence through rhetorical strategies of complicity, counterviolence, and critique. The book develops a new account of Baudelaire's significance as a modernist by dislodging him both from his traditional status as a practitioner of "art for art's sake" and from his more recent incarnation as the poet of trauma. Following her extended analysis of Baudelaire's poetry, Sanyal in later chapters considers a number of authors influenced by his strategies—including Rachilde, Virginie Despentes, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre—to examine the relevance of their interventions for our current climate of trauma and terror. The result is a study that underscores how Baudelaire's legacy continues to energize literary engagements with the violence of modernity.