Panic in the Panhandle

By J.C. Kenney

Deal Ends: Tue 6th October

An alligator. A missing man. And a murder that refuses to stay simple.In the sleepy Florida panhandle town of Paradise Springs, Benjamin “Elmo” Simpson is the go-to wild animal removal specialist—until a strange condo call drops him into a case no one wants. Retired lawyer Fran Cohen has vanished, a well-fed gator is lounging in his apartment, and the police are suddenly treating the whole mess as homicide. Elmo isn’t a detective, but in Paradise Springs everyone has an opinion—and someone is lying.Rumor points to Waldo “Rambo” Quigley, a local alligator farmer with a reputation as sharp as his attitude. When Rambo swears he’s being set up, old history leaves Elmo no easy way to walk away. With his girlfriend, Nicola, at his side, Elmo starts poking at alibis, chasing reptile-related clues, and stepping on the toes of people who prefer their secrets left buried.Elmo has a plan…sort of. Maybe. But if he can’t untangle the truth soon, Paradise Springs will decide it already has the answer. A clean, laugh-out-loud Florida whodunit packed with quirky characters, beach-town charm, and twisty sleuthing.