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“A new voice in Southern Fiction” is how a recent reviewer labels Kay Dew Shostak’s debut novel, "Next Stop, Chancey".

After being raised in a small-town in Tennessee, Kay lived around the country in a variety of settings. Taking a look at the familiar and loved from new perspectives led Kay to see, and then write about, the absurd, the beautiful, and the funny in her South.

After publishing several stories in compilation books and spending a few years in journalism, Kay wandered into writing fiction and found it hard to leave. She currently is working on the fourth book in the Chancey series and living in Fernandina Beach, Florida with her husband. ...more

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	Next Stop, Chancey (Chancey #1) 3.87 avg rating — 1,728 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chancey Family Lies (Chancey #2) 3.87 avg rating — 1,330 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Manatee Did It (Southern Beach Mysteries, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Derailed in Chancey (Chancey #3) 3.93 avg rating — 854 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chancey Jobs (Chancey #4) 3.98 avg rating — 698 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sea Turtle Did It (Southern Beach Mysteries, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 574 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kids are Chancey (Chancey #5) 4.29 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Chancey Detour (Chancey #6) 4.42 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shark Did It (Southern Beach Mysteries #4) by Kay Dew Shostak (Goodreads Author), Jessica Hatch (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 246 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shrimp Did It (Southern Beach Mysteries, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Murder, Mayhem and Bliss (Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery, #1)

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“The Death on Demand series by Carolyn Hart is set on the South Carolina coast while the series by Diane Mott Davidson featuring Goldy Bear Catering is set high in the mountains of Colorado.”
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“Never let on what all you know to your kids. It’s so much easier if they think you are a bit stupid.”
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