Charlie's Cryptid

Something smelt bad in Longfin. One thing was certain; it wasn’t fish. Catches had declined for five years and its once thriving fishing industry faced extinction. When the efforts of environmental and marine scientists failed, residents began moving to bluer pastures.

Molly Miller-Toona, widow of Captain Charles Toona, thought she knew the answer, but no one listened to the dotty old woman, who stood on the wharf, spouting theories to anyone within herring distance.

When Molly becomes terminally eel, she swallows her pride and calls Charlie’s illegitimate daughter, Detective Olive Flounder. Olive listens and enlists cryptozoologist, Alphonsino Berycid, to help save the town.

Does a monster lurk beneath Longfin’s blue waters?

Does Alphonsino love Olive or does his heart belong to Mora, the seductive barfish at Swampy’s dockside lounge?

Is Longfin destined for shortfinity?

Don’t miss this slippery tail of mysteries and monsters.
Or Molly’s final triumphant sucker punch.

Thanks to Kathy Matthews for this great photo. Click on the book to see the full 
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