I had the pleasure of reading an early draft of, "Sheldon Harris Came Home Dead" by Mahrie G. Reid, and was so intrigued I had to pick up the final version to see how it ended. And it's a great story with a setting to die for! 
 One dead body. Multiple suspects. Severed contact with the outside world. These are the bones of a classic mystery; this author skillfully builds upon this proven stock plot, and delivers a strong, beautifully-toned story that is fresh but still cozy. A fierce hurricane has cut her characters off from the support of mainland-based police and a forensic lab as it wreaks havoc on the fictional island of Caleb Cove, and leaves a dead body in its wake. A burnt out cop, is forced to step in to recover the body and begin the investigation, with the help of the heroine, who has secrets of her own. 
 Ms Reid clearly loves her east coast home, upon which she based her setting, because her descriptions make you feel the bite of salt air and hear the shriek gulls around you. Her characters come alive with personality quirks and local dialect. And the mystery has twists and turns that will shock and surprise right to the last page. 
 I can't wait for the next book in the Caleb Cove Mystery series.