Reels and Riddles

A Signature Seashell Key Mystery

A forgotten film reel. A chimp with a secret. And a town that’s not quite ready for its close-up...

When a traveling film exhibit rolls into Seashell Key, it brings more than vintage props and movie memorabilia—it brings a mystery from the past that someone’s desperate to keep buried. Strange footage resurfaces, long-lost locals reappear, and whispers of a cover-up send Tessa and her friends digging through the archives, one dusty reel at a time.

With help from a retired tech professor, a vlogging teen, a coffee-slinging ex-doctor, and a chimp in a tiny vest, the crew at Fix-It-All finds themselves caught between the bright lights of old Hollywood and the shadows of their own town’s history.

Can they solve the riddle before someone rewrites the ending?

Reels and Riddles is book nine in the heartwarming and humorous Seashell Key Mysteries series by Lola Finch. Cozy up with this Florida-set whodunnit full of friendship, porch banter, and cinematic secrets.

Fun, Florida, and a CHIMP

This was a fun trip to Seashell Key. The gang solved a movie-themed mystery that was fun and funny.