title: Murder-on-Sea (Whitstable Pearl Mysteries)
author:  Julie Wassmer 
description: If you enjoy cosy crime fiction and you still haven't picked this series, then you are missing out<br /><br />If you enjoy cosy mystery stories and good, solid whodunits, without gruesome details or gratuitous violence, <i>Murder on Sea</i> may be just your cup of tea<b>Bec Stafford</b><br /><br />If you enjoy cosy mystery stories and good, solid whodunits, without gruesome details or gratuitous violence, <i>Murder on Sea</i> may be just your cup of tea<br /><br />While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl . . . True to the tradition of classic crime, [Julie Wassmer] weaves a strong story into a setting that has more to offer than murder and mayhem<br /><br />If you like the TV series 'Midsomer Murders', then <i>May Day Murder</i> should be right up your alley<br /><br />This is just straightforwardly excellent cosy crime ... Julie Wassmer really knows how to tell a story<b>Victoria Best</b>, <b><i>Shiny New Books</i></b><br /><br />This is just straightforwardly excellent cosy crime ... Julie Wassmer really knows how to tell a story<br /><br />While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl . . . True to the tradition of classic crime, [Julie Wassmer] weaves a strong story into a setting that has more to offer than murder and mayhem<b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br /><br />If you like the TV series 'Midsomer Murders', then <i>May Day Murder</i> should be right up your alley<b><i>The Crime Warp on May Day Murder</i></b><br /><br />"Better plotted than The Whitstable Pearl Mystery (2018), though the central gimmick has a long history and Wassmer still shows more interest in the pre-romance between the two sleuths than in anyone else, including the victim and the killer. Fans of Yuletide homicide won't mind a bit."<b><i><i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /></i></b>
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  Murder by the Sea
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The By the Sea Mystery Series by Kathleen Bridge
  
  
  Death by the Sea
  
  
  A Killing by the Sea
  
  
  Murder by the Sea
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  [The By the Sea Mystery Series by Kathleen
  Bridge](../Text/Murder_by_the_Sea_by_Kathleen_BridgeDIGITAL-2.xhtml#_idTextAnchor000)
  
  
  [Dedication](../Text/Murder_by_the_Sea_by_Kathleen_BridgeDIGITAL-6.xhtml#_idTextAnchor001)
  
  
  [Chapter
  1](../Text/Murder_by_the_Sea_by_Kathleen_BridgeDIGITAL-8.xhtml#_idTextAnchor002)
  
  
  [Chapter
  2](../Text/Murder_by_the_Sea_by_Kathleen_BridgeDIGITAL-9.xhtml#_idTextAnchor009)
  
  
  [Chapter
  3](../Text/Murder_by_the_Sea_by_Kathleen_BridgeDIGITAL-10.xhtml#_idTextAnchor011)
  
  
  [Chapter
  4](../Text/Murder_by_the_Sea_by_Kathleen_BridgeDIGITAL-11.xhtml#_idTextAnchor015)
  
  
  [Chapter
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