Death at the Killer Kite Festival: A Pelican Shores Cozy Mystery (Book 2)

Death at the Killer Kite Festival: A Pelican Shores Cozy Mystery (Book 2)

by Bessie Barr

Animals
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Added on January 23, 2026

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Pelican Shores Beach is bustling with onlookers at the Annual Kite Flight Festival. But, with the entire crowd looking up at the spectacular display of brightly colored kites in the sky, no one even notices the chaos on the ground. An entrant into the festival quietly succumbs to the mighty pull of gravity and falls to the ground…DEAD!Fingers point everywhere in a quest for the motive and the murderer. And without fail, Finn, Birdie, Beau and Queen Bean are smack dab in the middle of the mess.As accusations fly in the murder case, a more subtle mystery surfaces. An alleged “flamingo sighting” causes another upheaval in this quiet little beach town.Everyone knows flamingos don’t frequent Texas. But Calvin Wright knows what he saw that day at Otto’s Salt Marsh and Bird Refuge. And for some reason, what he saw doesn’t sit well with some of the townspeople.Rumors are flying in Pelican Shores as the investigations heats up, and Finn is right in the middle.It doesn't take long for handsome detective, Pace, to insist that Finn step back. Impossible. She and her crew are knee-deep in the marsh of clues...of both the murder case and the flamingo sighting.Birds and killers are on the loose. Finn races to connect the dots before the next victim falls.RECIPE AND MAPS INCLUDED!

Reader Reviews

★★★★★Jane litherland

Another great Pelican Shores cosy mystery by Bessie Barr . It’s the Annual Kite Flight Festival and all hands are on deck ,looking up at their own kites or others on display ,colourful and joyfully swaying to and fro. But it takes time to cotton on that there’s chaos going on around them . One of their fellow fliers has been grounded mid flight ,not just their kite but the mighty pull of gravity because well a dead weight drops mighty suddenly and without warning . Finn and her best pal Beau, Bi

★★★Julie

A fun, fast-paced cozy mystery, this book had a handful of colorful characters led by Finn and her trusty golden, Beau. Birdie, her energetic side-kick and business partner did her part to keep the story lively. The small town of Pelican Shores takes the spotlight during their kite flying festival which quickly depends to an investigation seen when the town troublemaker drops dead. With no shortage of suspects, this is not an open and shut case, and it will take creativity, and a little luck, to

★★★★Laure

Finn is quickly drawn into the excitement of the Annual Kite Flight Festival and Pelican Shores in inundated with people from all over the country who are entered into the Kite Flight event. But just as the kites are launched one of the entrants, and a Pelican Shores resident drops dead. Fin Beau, Birdie, and Queen Bean try to figure out who wanted the man dead only to discover that the list is long, but before they can dig into their investigation Detective Pace will warn them to back off. Unfo

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