Matanzas Bay: A Novel
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Abstract
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
After a local archaeological dig team unearths a modern-day murdered politician in their dig site, volunteer archaeologist "grunt" P.I. Quint Mitchell of Jacksonville Beach, gets hired by the murdered man's wife to help clear his friend and the St. Augustine City Archaeologist of the murder charge. While Mitchell both attempts to escape the darkness of his normal P.I. job and the harassment of a father whose daughter died due to Mitchell's driving, he must solve the murder without going completely off the deep end.
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Trinity Episcopal Church, Casa Monica Hotel, Government House (Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum), the San Sebastian River, Plaza de la Constitucion, Cathedral Street, King Street, Artillery Lane, and the St. Augustine Police Department.
After a local archaeological dig team unearths a modern-day murdered politician in their dig site, volunteer archaeologist "grunt" P.I. Quint Mitchell of Jacksonville Beach, gets hired by the murdered man's wife to help clear his friend and the St. Augustine City Archaeologist of the murder charge. While Mitchell both attempts to escape the darkness of his normal P.I. job and the harassment of a father whose daughter died due to Mitchell's driving, he must solve the murder without going completely off the deep end.
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Trinity Episcopal Church, Casa Monica Hotel, Government House (Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum), the San Sebastian River, Plaza de la Constitucion, Cathedral Street, King Street, Artillery Lane, and the St. Augustine Police Department.
Identifier
PS3556 .R37 M38 2011
Access Rights
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Creator
Title
Matanzas Bay: A Novel
Publisher
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Windrusher Hall Press
Date
Format
Paperback book
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Mystery or Thriller
Race Relations
Race Relations
Coverage
Contemporary, Adult
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Bibliographic Citation
Francis, Parker. Matanzas Bay: A Novel. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Windrusher Hall Press, 2011.
Collection
Citation
Parker Francis, “Matanzas Bay: A Novel,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 12, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/103.