Widow Addison Lake came to Getaway Bay for a fresh start — a rundown beach house to fix up, a slower pace, a chance to breathe again. What she didn’t expect was a murder.
Getaway Bay might look like paradise but trouble seems to keep finding Addison and the town’s unforgettable locals: her headstrong cousin and over-protective daughter, a houseful of artists turned family, and Detective Wilcox, the bristly cop slowly coming round to the idea that Addison might prove helpful.
Warm, witty, and full of Aussie charm, the Getaway Bay Mysteries prove even sunny towns hold secrets under the surface.
Her new life wasn’t supposed to begin with a murder…
Widow Addison Lake needs to laugh again. To live again. Moving to Getaway Bay and fixing up the rundown beach house into a bed and breakfast should be just the ticket. But the dream of a fresh start quickly becomes a nightmare when her cousin’s art gallery catches fire – and a body is found in the ashes.
The bristly local detective needs an arrest, and Addison must act fast to prove her cousin’s innocence. But between the beach house renovations, an ailing uncle, an over-protective daughter, and the quirky inhabitants of Getaway Bay, she has her work cut out.
Can Addison and her new friends uncover the real culprit before her cousin is charged with murder?
The Getaway Bay mysteries have everything you love – suspense to keep you guessing, twists you don’t see coming, and characters you want to have a cup of tea with – plus an added dose of Aussie flavour.
Running a writer’s retreat is Addison’s new retirement plan. Until one of the writers ends up dead.…
After deciding a bed and breakfast full of demanding guests is too much work, Addison Lake turns her newly refurbished home in Getaway Bay into a boarding house for struggling writers and artists. She has a full house in no time, and quickly comes to regard her young boarders as family.
But her newfound happiness doesn’t last. There’s a body in the beach house. Is one of her creative guests responsible?
As Addison and Detective Wilcox investigate, the mystery becomes more baffling. Was it suicide, or murder? If it was murder, how did the killer get out of the locked room? And with all her house guests on the suspect list, who can Addison trust?
The Getaway Bay mysteries have everything you love – suspense to keep you guessing, twists you don’t see coming, and characters you want to have a cup of tea with – plus an added dose of Aussie flavour.
The carnival has come to Getaway Bay. And with it – a murder…
While Addison Lake and her family enjoy an Easter break at the carnival, knife-thrower Frankie Hammond is stabbed in the back with one of his own knives. Detective Wilcox is understaffed and down with the flu, so Addison steps up to help investigate.
Magicians, staff, and the owners of the carnival are all on the suspect list. Even the clowns have a motive for wanting Frankie dead.
Hanley Brothers’ Carnival is a family affair. But as Addison and Wilcox follow the clues, they find this family has a lot to hide. The show must go on – but at what cost?
The Getaway Bay mysteries have everything you love – suspense to keep you guessing, twists you don’t see coming, and characters you want to have a cup of tea with – plus an added dose of Aussie flavour.
Dog show people take their competition seriously.
This year the Riverwood and Getaway Bay Dog Show is held in Getaway Bay, and the whole town is excited by the event. Mrs Jones has even entered Bella in the Toy Dog category. But things go pear-shaped at the gala dinner – the organiser loses control, the dogs run riot, and someone ends up dead.
In their new capacity as police volunteers, Addison and Adam are itching to help Detective Wilcox and his team uncover the truth. The suspect list soon includes disgruntled dog owners, judges, and even a few Getaway Bay locals. So who did it?
The Getaway Bay mysteries have everything you love – suspense to keep you guessing, twists you don’t see coming, and characters you want to have a cup of tea with – plus an added dose of Aussie flavour.