A decades old murder and a very recent one take place among the oyster men, and women, in the tiny town of Willoopah along the northern tide flats of Shallowwater Bay. Oyster Spat is a "cozy mystery." It contains no graphic violence, no obscene language, and no explicit sex scenes. But what it does have is an amateur sleuth working with the police department in a small coastal town, a quirky cast of characters, and lots of laughs. Oyster Spat is the fifth book in the 6-book Sylvia Avery Mystery series, all taking place in SW Washington state.