Sun, sand, and seabirds make Crystal Beach the perfect Gulf Coast getaway for mystery writer, Anne Marie Chandler, and her friends on their much-anticipated girls' trip. But when her dear friend and avid birdwatcher, Rita Rayburn, is found dead at the base of a cliff, it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, one good tern deserves another. Determined to uncover the truth, Anne Marie learns that Rita’s death isn’t the only mystery. Her prized birdwatching journals have vanished, and everyone seems desperate to get their hands on them. With an island full of suspects that includes a rival birder, a lackadaisical beach bum constable, and a local developer with something to hide, the case quickly becomes more tangled than fishing line. When threats start flying her way, Anne Marie realizes she’s ruffling the wrong feathers. If she wants justice for Rita, she’ll have to navigate a storm of lies, sift through the shifting sands of deception, and track down those missing journals before her relaxing beach vacation turns deadly.