Murder at Musket Beach

Tony and Pat Pratt #1

by Bernie Lee

After Tony Pratt, mystery writer and producer of commercials, and wife Pat, a financial consultant, discover a dumped body (the wimpy town mayor) on their patch of beach in Oregon, they start investigating. Traditional but well-employed tactics like strange figures in the dark, overheard remarks, rumored real estate deals, and odd coincidences create a comfortable if unsurprising atmosphere as the Pratts approach the killer.

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Andrea Stoeckel · Rating 4 out of 5]

" Have fun with the mysteries!..."

This was a quick read and a lot of quirky fun as the couple find a body on their local beach. Now what to do? Maybe solve the mystery and clear themselves? A "soap opera" in the making evolves. Recommended 4/5

[ChrisGA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Husband and wife solve mystery of body dumped by their door. Enjoyed the interaction between them but the Hollywood scene left me turned off

[Magda Oltean · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not realise these were short stories. One more boring than the other

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

When a mystery writer finds a corpse in his backyard, that's a little too close for comfort. The dead body of the local mayor is found washed up on the shore. Writer Tony Pratt and his wife Pat decide the police are not taking the matter seriously enough and it's time to launch their own investigation.

A very readable book, fast and entertaining.

CMB

[Kris Kizer · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a fairly quick read and not bad, but not great either.

[Brett]

Mystery