A psychic cat. A sarcastic parrot. And a seaside mystery brimming with ghosts, cookies, and scandal. When introverted Abby Hale inherits her family’s seaside bookshop, she dreams of quiet days, ocean breezes, and alphabetized shelves. But her peaceful plans crumble like overbaked scones when a town socialite collapses during a book signing and her best friend Juliette stands accused. Abby’s loyalty spins her life into a web of deceit, danger, and ghosts that won’t rest. Thankfully, she has help–sort of. Her psychic cat Whispers has a talent for sensing danger, her parrot Max never knows when to stay silent, and her former professor Alden Marsh hides a detective past he’d rather forget. Suspects rise with the tide: the too-charming baker Jason Parker , whose midnight muffins and sugar-sweet smile may be hiding something darker beneath the glaze; her elusive Uncle Nick , the actor who knows more than he’s saying; and the town’s smooth-talking Harbormaster , whose stories might be half truth and half treachery. Between haunted lighthouses, smudged ledgers, and the rising tides, Abby races to expose secrets and save her bookshop, before the tide—and the truth—wash every clue away.