Hi there! I’m Kelly Silverman! I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself if you’re not familiar with me, my sister, Jodi, or my awesome pearl business.

Jodi and I are part of the Pearls Unlimited team! If you don’t know what Pearls Unlimited is. . . WOW. . . you’re missing out! Pearls Unlimited is a company specializing in pearl jewelry and it’s not just any pearl jewelry. The best part is. . . you don’t know what kind of pearl you’re going to get until I shuck it!

That’s right! I get up to my elbows in stinky oysters. I shuck them. . . that’s stick my knife inside and tear the top off, and then I feel around in the flesh for the pearl. . . or two. . . or maybe even three!

Yeah, I got triplets ONCE. That’s when you get three pearls in an oyster. Twins are more common, but singles are the most common.

Anyway. . . once I shuck it, you get to see the color and size and then it gets set in the jewelry piece of your choice.

Jodi won’t touch the oysters, she only deals with the orders. . .ang bugs. Jodi gets bugs. I don’t get bugs.

Pearl parties are a really fun time. It’s so exciting to see what pearls people get. From the snow whites to the cotton candy pinks, they’re all beautiful.

This pearl party we’ve got booked for the weekend at Willow Lake estate is going to be no exception! With hundreds of oysters waiting to be shucked, it’s going to be a KILLER party.

Murder of Pearl, Pearl Party Mystery #1
Genre: Cozy
Release: November 2022
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The world’s her oyster. . .until someone is stabbed with her shucking knife.

With a struggling pearl party business, sisters Kelly and Jodi Silverman are thrilled to land a weekend long jewelry party at a large estate. But the gothic house, complete with its weeping woman fountain, gives Kelly a bad vibe.

A nasty storm strands them at the spooky mansion. And when the birthday gal is found with Kelly’s shucking knife poking from her chest, they’re not only stuck in the creepy house with a murderer roaming the halls but Kelly’s accused of the crime.

Can Kelly and Jodi piece together the limited clues, prove their innocence and stay alive? Or will this pearl party be their last?

If you love comedy mystery a la Clue, you’ll love Murder of Pearl, Book 1 in the Pearl Party Cozy Mystery series!

Meet the author
Award-winning author Nellie H. Steele made the leap from science to art with her first book, The Secret of Dunhaven Castle.

An animal enthusiast, Nellie often features a version of one of her fourteen rescue animals in her stories, though the fictional pets are usually better behaved than her own fur-babies! A literary split personality, Nellie’s work ranges from cozy mystery to supernatural suspense to riveting adventure.

She lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. When she isn’t writing or engaging in animal care, she enjoys teaching Statistics and Data Science at a local university.

Check out all Nellie offers at anovelideapublishing.com/novels or at her blog, Nellie’s Book Nook, available at nelliesbooknook.com.

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