Five Dead Herrings

<p><em><strong>Something's definitely fishy about this case…</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>On my last stakeout for Quest Investigations I nearly got clotheslined by a grove of angry dryads. I expected my bosses to reprimand me but instead they handed me my first solo assignment. Me! Matt Steinitz the only human on the Quest roster!</p><p> </p><p>Okay so the mission isn't exactly demanding. Obviously the bosses wanted to give me something they think I can't screw up. I'm determined to show them what I can do however so I dive right in with no complaints.</p><p> </p><p>At first glance it looks as simple as baiting a hook: A selkie's almost-ex-husband is vandalizing his boat with unwanted deliveries of deceased sea life. All I have to do is document the scene tell the ex to cease and desist and present the bill for property damages. <em>Boom</em>. Mission accomplished another Quest success and as a bonus I get to keep my job.</p><p> </p><p>But then things get…complicated. Suspicious undercurrents muddy up my oh-so-easy case. Nothing is as clear as it should be. And the biggest complication? My inappropriate attraction to the client who may not be as blameless as he claims.</p><p> </p><p>Turns out those dead herrings aren't the only things that stink about this situation.</p><p> </p><p><em>Dammit.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Five Dead Herrings</em> is the first in the Quest Investigations M/M paranormal mystery series a spinoff of E.J. Russell's Mythmatched paranormal rom-com story world. It contains no on-page sex or violence and although there is a romantic subplot it is not techincally a romance (unless you like <em>really</em> slow burn).</p>