Private Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle: she blesses
hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag,
and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides shotgun in her hybrid Escape.
When her grandmother is murdered, Liz high-tails it back to her South
Carolina island home to find the killer. She’s fit to be tied when her
police-chief brother shuts her out of the investigation, so she opens
her own. Then her long-dead best friend pops in and things really get
complicated. When more folks start turning up dead in this small seaside
town, Liz must use more than just her wits and charm to keep her family
safe, chase down clues from the hereafter, and catch a psychopath
before he catches her.
Praise for Lowcountry Boil
“Plenty of secrets, long-simmering feuds, and greedy ventures make
for a captivating read…Boyer’s chick lit PI debut charmingly showcases
South Carolina island culture.” —Library Journal
“Imaginative, empathetic, genuine, and fun, Lowcountry Boil is a lowcountry delight.” —Carolyn Hart, Author of What the Cat Saw
“Mrs. Boyer has cooked up a clever mystery full of felonious
real-estate developers, long festering family wounds, moonlight skinny
dips and pimento cheese. It’s a simmering gumbo of a story full of
spice, salt, heat and shrimp. She had me guessing, detouring for a few
laughs then doubling back for another clue right until the last
chapter.” —The Huffington Post
“Twisted humor has long been a tradition in Southern literature
(maybe it’s the heat and humidity), and Boyer delivers it with both
barrels. In lesser hands, all the hijinks could be distracting, but not
in Lowcountry Boil. Boyer’s voice is so perky that no matter what looney
mayhem her characters commit, we happily dive in with them. An original
and delightful read.” —Betty Webb, Mystery Scene Magazine
“Bubbles with all the ingredients of a great Southern mystery: A
feisty firecracker of a main character, a magnolia-scented atmosphere,
and pages full of simmering suspense and intrigue.” —Karin Gillespie, Bestselling Author of the Bottom Dollar Series
“Pulls the reader in like the draw of a riptide with a
keeps-you-guessing mystery full of romance, family intrigue, and the
smell of salt marsh on the Charleston coast. A welcome visit home with
people you want to know and, in some cases, are glad you aren’t related
to. A fun summer read!” —Cathy Pickens, Author of the Southern Fried Mysteries and Charleston Mysteries
