Stiff Lizard

Rodent Roger a popular Galveston Island exterminator goes missing the day after he tells private investigator and spy shop owner Xena Cali about a concerning uptick in green iguana sightings on the island. Theyre crapping in peoples boats and falling from trees. Are the lizards swimming over from Florida to escape the pythons or is it something more nefarious? Can Xena help untangle the mess before the raucous reptiles take over Galveston?Ultima Penelope Roger is a best-selling writer of romance novels. The Lizard Liquidators have set up shop on Galveston Island. Herpetologist Quintana Flores PhD works on a bizarre cruise ship that sails out of the Port of Galveston. Sasha Barlow is a driven junior reporter wholl do anything to get the story. Ned The Pelican Man Quinn writes a column about bird necropsies. Captain Ethan Slaughter is the head of the Major Crimes team at the Galveston Police Department. Xena and her team will have to partner with and/or battle this cast of characters and others to solve what becomes a disturbing murder investigation.Stiff Lizard is the third full-length book in the Spy Shop Mystery series. If you like fast-paced crime novels clever satire and gritty beach towns then youll love Lisa Hanebergs humorous and contemporary cozy caper.