Characters in Tide and Punishment

Everly Swan

Owner of the Sun, Sand, and Tea café in Charm, North Carolina, and a reluctant amateur sleuth.

Also in Live and Let Chai, No Good Tea Goes Unpunished, A Call for Kelp, Closely Harbored Secrets, Partners in Lime, Pleading the Fish

Great-Aunt Fran

Everly's great-aunt, running for mayor and the prime suspect in the murder.

Great-Aunt Clara

Everly's other great-aunt, deep in a holiday obsession with gnomes.

Grady Hays

The town detective investigating the case, and Everly's romantic interest.

Also in Live and Let Chai, No Good Tea Goes Unpunished, A Call for Kelp, Closely Harbored Secrets, Partners in Lime