Booty Shake

BOOTY SHAKEA Weird & Whacky Florida Mystery🌴 A dead treasure hunter.🏴‍☠️ A missing golden artifact.🐊 And a Florida conspiracy so bizarre it might actually be true.When eccentric diver Brad Goldfinder turns up dead on a Gulf Coast beach with a vintage diving weight smashed into his skull, private investigator Danny "e;Gumbo"e; Malone expects another weird Florida homicide fueled by greed, bad decisions, and too much rum.Then the gold coins start washing ashore.Now Gumbo is neck-deep in a chaotic mystery involving a legendary sunken treasure, a museum director with suspicious ambitions, a team of elderly scuba divers behaving like a geriatric Ocean's Eleven, and whispers about a lost Fountain of Youth formula hidden inside an ancient golden macaw artifact.As the investigation spirals through pirate-themed galas, underwater wreck dives, abandoned Florida attractions, offshore treasure hunts, and neon-lit marina bars, Gumbo uncovers something even stranger than buried gold:Someone is using a mysterious anti-aging formula.And the side effects are getting… fishy. 🧪🐟Now Gumbo must survive:murderous treasure hunterscorrupt museum conspiraciesunderwater smuggling operationssenior citizen scuba commandosfake deaths and hidden identitiespirate-themed chaosand at least one armed grandmother with a speargun.From the quirky waterfronts of Cedar Key to secret underwater laboratories and collapsing storm-battered domes beneath the Gulf, BOOTY SHAKE delivers nonstop action, eccentric humor, colorful Florida characters, and cinematic Gulf Coast noir with a weird supernatural twist.Perfect for fans of:✔ Weird Florida mysteries✔ Funny private investigator thrillers✔ Gulf Coast noir✔ Treasure hunt suspense✔ Florida crime fiction✔ Hardboiled detective comedy✔ Coastal conspiracy thrillers✔ Carl Hiaasen–style humor✔ Elmore Leonard dialogue✔ John D. MacDonald atmosphere✔ Pirate treasure mysteries✔ Action-packed beach noirIf you enjoy private eye novels packed with dark humor, colorful criminals, tropical chaos, bizarre conspiracies, and sun-soaked mystery suspense, then BOOTY SHAKE is your next addictive Florida crime read.Because in Cedar Key, Florida…even the retirees might be hiding pirate treasure. 🏴‍☠️🌊