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Shipwreck Cafe
Series · 5 books · 2017-2026

Books in series

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#1

Death By Chowder

2017

Jay Hallett leaves a flourishing law career in Boston to return to his hometown of Anchor Point on Cape Cod. He secretly purchases the local lighthouse and surrounding property to open The Shipwreck Cafe. Rich in history, the lighthouse is rumored to be haunted by multiple ghosts and hiding a buried treasure worth millions. Robbie, Jay's brother, surfs by day and tends bar at the cafe by night. He doesn't like the ghosts, but it's okay because they don't like him either. Stormy, an abandoned golden retriever who has been living at the lighthouse, is adopted by Jay. Together, they move in to the keeper's cottage. Two murders in as many weeks transpire in Anchor Point. Who is killing the locals and why? Jay, Robbie and Roland Knowles, one of the ghosts, must work together to bring answers and peace back to their beloved town.
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#2

Seashells and Christmas Bells

2019

Summer had passed, and the holidays were fast approaching. Everyone at the Shipwreck Café was getting ready for The Seashells and Christmas Bells Ball. Jay, true to his word, delivers a letter to the selectman of Anchor Point stating his intentions of taking his privately-owned beach and parking lot back from town use. Sid Swann, a selectman used to getting his own way, confronts Jay in public about his decision and heated words are exchanged. The next morning, Sid is found murdered in his office at the town hall and Jay is the number one suspect. Can he clear his name and find the real murderer when half the town wanted Sid gone? Will Jay be able to restore his reputation in time to sell enough tickets to the ball to help fund his new museum, The Tunnel of Ships? New ghosts and a hundred-year-old mystery add to the hectic holiday season. Come visit Anchor Point where ghosts roam freely, and family is everything.
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#3

Death on the Half Shell

2019

Winter in Anchor Point is quiet. Most businesses are closed in the off season, so when Jay organizes a Saint Patrick’s Day party at the Shipwreck Café, the locals jump at the chance to attend. The party is going great when it is brought to Jay’s attention that his brother, Robbie, has disappeared. The celebration is shut down a short while later when Phil Cook, the local jeweler, drops dead on the floor in front of the bar. Days pass and there is still no sign of Robbie. Can Jay find his brother while also saving his café from financial disaster? Old enemies reappear and new clues are discovered in the search for Roland’s treasure. Come visit Anchor Point where ghosts roam freely and family is everything.
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#4

Lobster Trapped

2022

Good weather is returning to Anchor Point. Jay has been coaxed by his mother into giving his cousin, Jenny the Jinx, a summer job. Robbie doesn’t want her around after she set fire to her school. He is afraid the same thing will happen at the café. The renovations have begun on the bed and breakfast building. The first day of work, a skeleton is found concealed in one of the walls. Who is he and how did he get he there? Roland knows but refuses to tell anyone anything. Could the resident ghost be a murderer? Jay won’t give up until he finds the answers.
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#6

Ghosts of Autumn

2026

Summer is coming to a close. An early, powerful Northeaster has hit Anchor Point. The extreme high tides have uncovered the bones of a long hidden ship on Jay’s private section of the beach. Keeping the ship’s existence a secret until the brothers can decide what to do with it proves harder than it sounds. Collectors want a piece of the bones and treasure hunters want to dig up the area looking for any valuables that might have washed ashore with the ship. One of Jay’s employees disappears while standing guard and hasn’t been heard from since. To make matters worse, Roland is extremely agitated that the ship has made an appearance. He knows things that he doesn’t want to share with anyone, not even Jay. With what Roland knows, will the history of Anchor Point be forever changed? Will Roland finally trust someone with his secrets or will the ship’s bones and it’s hidden stories return to the mercy of the ocean for another hundred years?

Authors

Donna Walo Clancy
Donna Walo Clancy
Author · 16 books
Donna L. Walo-Clancy was born in 1959. She now resides on Cape Cod. Single, with three grown children, she enjoys walking the beaches, photography and day trips exploring new places with her kids. An avid concert goer, she has been known to hop in a car and follow a band up and down the east coast.
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