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Taffy Beach

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Born

in The United States

Website

https://taffybeach.com

Genre

Mystery, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Influences

Sarah Addison Allen
Kenneth Grahame

Member Since

August 2025

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Now available on Amazon in both print and eBook, TIDES, LIES, and ALIBIS is Taffy Beach's debut novel, the first in the Manatee Bay Mystery Series.

Taffy spent the bulk of her adult life living in a small Florida Gulf town, a setting that would come to inspire the breezy atmosphere of her Manatee Bay Mysteries.

When she isn't dreaming up new mysteries or working out plot twists, Taffy is usually found with knitting needles or a crochet hook in hand. She spends her free time creating handmade pet toys, beds, and blankets to donate to local shelters, helping to bring a little extra comfort to animals waiting for their forever homes.

New books in the series will be released every 12-16 weeks, with the second, THE GHOST MOON TIDE now availabe in p ...more

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Average rating: 4.59 · 22 ratings · 17 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tides, Lies, and Alibis (The Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery Series, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost Moon Tide (The Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery Series, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tides, Lies, and Alibis: A Manatee Bay 1990s Small Town Mystery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Self-Published Authors Worth Reading: 6 Indie Books That Deserve Your TBR

Self-Published Authors Worth Reading: 6 Indie Books That Deserve Your TBR by Devi Nadir

I'm thrilled to share that Devi Nadir of Views She Writes chose me as one of six indie authors worth reading. Here is her review of the first book in my Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery Series, TIDES, LIES AND ALIBIS:

This is a true blue cozy mystery, ticking every box that cozy readers love: small town, a wealthy but in Read more of this blog post »

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Taffy Beach wrote a new blog post 6 Indie Books That Deserve Your TBR Self-Published Authors Worth Reading: 6 Indie Books That Deserve Your TBR by Devi Nadir I'm thrilled to share that Devi Nadir of Views She Writes chose Read more of this blog post »
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Taffy Beach entered a giveaway Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach rated a book it was amazing Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach rated a book it was amazing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach rated a book it was amazing The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach finished reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach rated a book it was amazing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Quick Series Update topic " Hi - I have two quick updates for my mystery series, which you can find under "A Manatee Bay Series" by Taffy Beach 1-The name of the series should sho ...more "
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Taffy Beach wants to read Weyward by Emilia Hart (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Taffy Beach wants to read The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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