Kay Dew Shostak

“The New Voice in Southern Fiction” is how a recent reviewer labeled Kay Dew Shostak. Now she might be the New Voice in Southern Mystery.

THE MANATEE DID IT, book one in the Southern Beach Mysteries series, released early in 2020. Book seven, THE PELICAN DID IT, released January 2025. More books will be coming in this cozy mystery series set on the fictional (but very recognizable to anyone who’s ever been to Amelia Island) Sophia Island.

Kay’s first Southern Fiction series is set in the small town of Chancey, Georgia beginning with NEXT STOP, CHANCEY. The eleven book series was completed in 2023, but a jump ten years ahead is coming for the folks in Chancey with a new book releasing Summer 2025 – IT’S A CHANCEY FUTURE. Another 2-book series, BACKWATER, is set off the coast of North Florida.

Kay’s books focus on people finding themselves in new environments and having to navigate finding friends, managing their families, and figuring out what they want to be when they grow up! Place plays an important part in her books, as it does with most Southern authors. She explains, “Whether it’s the mountains of North Georgia or the coast of North Florida, where we are frames our days and guides our lives. Plus, living in the South just seems to make everything funnier. I really like to laugh.”

Kay’s motto is: “I write books you can read without thinking but can’t stop thinking about!”