Sunset Sleuth
Retirement was supposed to be relaxing.
Sunsets. Fishing. Quiet mornings on the Gulf Coast.
Then Gumbo Malone showed up.
And the bodies started falling.
Welcome to SUNSET SLEUTH — a 4-book collection of wild Florida mysteries featuring accidental private investigator Gumbo Malone, where every case begins with a simple question…
…and ends with chaos.
Because in Florida, the weird isn’t unusual.
It’s Tuesday.
Inside this collection, you’ll get four unforgettable Gulf Coast investigations packed with humor, twists, eccentric suspects, and the kind of trouble only Gumbo can find.
BAKED NAKED
A dead man falls from a luxury party barge.
A naked fugitive disappears into the mangroves.
And suddenly Cedar Key becomes the center of a national media circus.
When influencers, conspiracy theorists, corporate sharks, and amateur detectives descend on the island, Gumbo discovers the murder may be connected to something much bigger than one dead entrepreneur.
Because everyone wants the truth…
but some people want the spotlight more.
SENIOR DISCOUNT
They called them criminals.
They called them thieves.
But Gumbo discovers the truth is far more complicated.
When he’s hired to investigate a group of senior citizens accused of organized shoplifting, he expects an easy case.
Instead, he uncovers HOA corruption, shady deals, political manipulation, and a community fighting back against the people trying to take it apart.
Sometimes the biggest criminals aren’t the ones breaking the rules.
HOLY ROLLERS
A stolen RV.
A million-dollar ministry.
And a secret hiding behind a wall of good intentions.
When Gumbo investigates a missing donated motorhome, he uncovers a sophisticated scheme involving fake companies, luxury rentals, and a fortune built on misplaced trust.
But the deeper he digs, the harder the question becomes:
Who betrayed the community…
and who helped them do it?
HIGH JINX
A missing fisherman.
A floating drug package.
And a retirement plan that goes wildly off course.
When Gumbo searches for a missing Cedar Key local, he discovers she isn’t missing at all.
She’s hiding.
And she has something everyone wants.
Now Gumbo is caught between desperate criminals, stubborn retirees, law enforcement chasing headlines, and a mystery package worth risking everything to recover.
If you love the Florida crime chaos of Carl Hiaasen, the sharp dialogue of Elmore Leonard, and the offbeat mysteries of Tim Dorsey, then the Gumbo Malone Mysteries are your next obsession.
Inside SUNSET SLEUTH, you’ll find:
☀️ Florida Gulf Coast mysteries
☀️ Amateur detective adventures
☀️ Retirement communities with secrets
☀️ Small-town corruption
☀️ Weird suspects and stranger crimes
☀️ Laugh-out-loud dialogue
☀️ Twisting mysteries with heart
Gumbo Malone isn’t a trained detective.
He’s not a superhero.
He’s just stubborn enough to keep asking questions…
even when Florida keeps telling him to stop.
The sun is hot.
The secrets are hotter.
And Gumbo is about to find out that retirement can be murder.
