Drowning in Deception

Lily Gallagher Mysteries: Book 1

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Genres

Cozy Murder Mystery, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Domestic Mystery, Novels, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Death, and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Lily Gallagher Mysteries — Book 1

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Publication Date

Dec 1, 2025

Page Length

366 pages

Available Formats

ePub

Drowning in Deception

Lily Gallagher Mysteries: Book 1

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

Nobody Said Retirement Would Be Easy

There's a dead body in the community pool. Welcome to your Florida retirement!

Lily Gallagher has finally retired, after 40 years of 12-hour nursing shifts, and she's exhausted. She's looking forward to getting her three R's—reading, resting, and relaxing.

But then her friend Lottie wants to put in a stairlift to help her get to her second-floor condo, and tempers flare. Even worse, the morning after a contentious meeting of the condo association, the board president is found floating face down in the community pool.

How can Lily rest and relax when danger threatens the community and her friend may be stuck in rehab forever? Will she be able to uncover the dark secrets roiling beneath the placid surface?

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