The Ghost Had an Early Check-Out by Josh Lanyon

His steady beau is Police Chief Jack Carson, with whom Ellery goes scuba diving, and together they find an unidentified body. Screenwriter and former actor Ellery Page is finally settling into quaint but active Pirate’s Cove on Buck Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. Was he really diving for pirate’s gold? And if not, what exactly did he do to earn that bullet hole in his skull? Who is the mysterious diver? No one seems to be missing from the quaint and cozy town of Pirate’s Cove.

Further examination reveals the 19th Century suit contains a 21st Century body. Mystery Bookshop owner Ellery Page and Police Chief Jack Carson are diving for the legendary sunken pirate galleon Blood Red Rose when they discover an old fashioned diver’s suit, water-damaged and encrusted with barnacles. I’ve also enjoyed MAINLY BY MOONLIGHT and I BURIED A WITCH if you’re interested in magical realism M/M odd-couple romance from this author. BODY AT BUCCANEER’S BAY is the fifth book in the Secrets and Scrabble series, and I’m a huge fan! Previous titles include: MURDER AT PIRATE’S COVE, SECRET AT SKULL HOUSE, and MYSTERY AT THE MASQUERADE, and SCANDAL AT THE SALTY DOG, and this episode has Ellery Page, bumbling bookseller and outsider in a small town, caught in another mystery when he and his boyfriend, Chief Jack Carson, find a body wearing 19th century dive gear, but lurking in 20th century shipwreck. Hi there! Today I’m sharing a review for a new contemporary M/M cozy mystery from Josh Lanyon.

The Ghost Had an Early Check-Out by Josh Lanyon