SHOE FLY

A Gumbo Malone Florida Mystery

Four hundred and twelve pairs of designer shoes. $2.3 million. One very stupid ex-husband. And a Florida private investigator about to step into a whole lot of trouble.

When wealthy socialite Jessica Van Housen wakes up to discover her entire designer shoe collection has vanished, she has exactly one suspect.

Her ex-husband.

Unfortunately, he's currently serving time in a Louisiana prison.

And Jessica is stuck wearing $2.99 flip-flops.

Enter Gumbo Malone, Cedar Key's most unconventional private investigator, who has handled plenty of bizarre Florida mysteries. But tracking down 412 pairs of stolen luxury footwear? That's a new one.

What starts as a ridiculous case of missing Manolo Blahniks quickly takes a dangerous turn when Gumbo discovers that Jessica's charming, criminally incompetent ex-husband has been gambling behind bars.

And losing.

Big.

Now a $42,000 prison poker debt has put a multimillion-dollar shoe collection in the hands of an international criminal organization with connections stretching from Louisiana to South Florida.

Following the trail takes Gumbo from the sleepy docks of Cedar Key to Louisiana prisons, shady luxury resale operations, and a peculiar museum dedicated entirely to high heels.

Along the way, he'll encounter ruthless criminals, suspicious businessmen, an obsessive shoe curator, federal investigators, and a woman who considers wearing discount sandals a personal catastrophe.

But there's a bigger problem.

The people who stole the shoes aren't finished moving them. And they're not particularly interested in being caught.

With millions in stolen merchandise disappearing into the luxury resale market and dangerous people watching his every move, Gumbo must unravel a sophisticated criminal operation before Jessica's prized collection vanishes forever.

Fortunately, Gumbo has his trusty composition book, a network of eccentric friends, and Pete the pelican waiting back at the marina.

Unfortunately, none of them knows the first thing about high fashion.

In Florida, even a shoe theft can turn into an international incident.

SHOE FLY is a wildly entertaining Florida private investigator mystery packed with quirky characters, laugh-out-loud dialogue, outrageous criminal schemes, Gulf Coast atmosphere, and the offbeat charm of the Gumbo Malone mystery series.

Perfect for readers who love humorous mysteries, eccentric detectives, Florida crime fiction, amateur sleuth adventures, and fast-paced mysteries with plenty of twists.

Slip into SHOE FLY today. This mystery has legs. All 824 of them.