As a Book Reviewer, I received a free copy of Death on the Boardwalk by Caleb Wygal and this is my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor any review.

Death on the Boardwalk is the first book in “The Myrtle Beach Mysteries” series by Caleb Wygal. It is set in the coastal town of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The main character is Clark Thomas, a bookstore owner, ghost writer, and avid reader. His life is basically the same everyday, until one day when he arrives at his bookstore and finds a dead body wrapped in a rug, on the doorstep.

My Wygal does an excellent job of writing descriptions of Myrtle Beach and the scenes and characters in this story. When Natasha, who worked at OceanScapes with the murder victim, seeks Clark’s help in trying to solve the crime, he cannot resist, as he has a love of mysteries, instilled in him by his mother from a young age. Even Gomez, one of the investigative partners on the case, doesn’t seem overly concerned that Clark is poking around in the investigation.

Mr. Wygal includes quite a selection of characters who had motive to murder the victim, but the question is: did any of them also have the means and opportunity? This case is a tough one to crack, even for the investigative team. So, the reader is baffled right along with Clark, right up to the very end.

Death on the Boardwalk by Caleb Wygal is a well written murder mystery that keeps the reader guessing and wondering Whodunnit. Clark is a likeable character, and what avid reader hasn’t dreamed of owning, or at least spending a lot of time in, a bookstore? And the beach locations makes this a great summer read while you are sitting on the beach or a great winter read when you’re tired of the colder weather and wishing you were back on the beach.

If you like murder mysteries that are clean and do not include the graphic details, you’ll like Death on the Boardwalk. Also, if you like mysteries that include amateur sleuths sticking their noses into the investigation and trying their hand at solving the mystery because, maybe, you’ve dreamed of doing the same thing, you’ll like Death on the Boardwalk.

I look forward to reading the rest of the books in “The Myrtle Beach Mysteries” series by Caleb Wygal, and I give Death on the Boardwalk by Caleb Wygal 5 stars.