Life is But a Scream
A Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mystery
Published on 24. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
979-8-89820-169-2 (ISBN)
Description
Cryptids have invaded the beach for the area's first CreatureCon, and the town is awash with world-renowned experts, fan gear, and every type of costume imaginable. Fans have flocked to the area to celebrate the fictional (and maybe not so fictional) creatures that have thrilled and terrified humans for centuries.
The Mermaid Bay gang gets in on the act with a paranormal tour in Todd's hearse to a spooky site that is home to the giant presidential busts from a defunct historic park. When a popular expert and a prickly skeptic end up murdered, Jade wants to debunk the dangerous rumors and bring the guilty party to justice before any more wild tales about their jinxed beach go viral.
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Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop's kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. She writes the Delanie Fitzgerald Mysteries, The Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries, and The Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mysteries. Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly Southern Charm, and Murder by the Glass, and she has non-fiction pieces in Promophobia and The Secret Ingredient. She is a member of Sisters in Crime - Central Virginia, Sisters in Crime - Chessie, Guppies, International Thriller Writers, and James River Writers. Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.