Faye Longchamp and her husband Joe are doing everything they can to help their friends and neighbors recover from the latest hurricane. Their own island home was mostly spared, but there are lots of people who weren't as lucky and as long as the two are able they're spending their days checking on people and bringing them water and needed supplies. Joe has been using his new drone to capture pictures of the damage and one of the images shows something underwater that Faye hopes might be a shipwreck that was exposed by the storm. When the body of her good friend, Captain Edward Eubank, is discovered in the marina wearing scuba gear and tanks it makes no sense. None of his friends have heard him talk about diving, so what happened to him?

I've only managed to read three books from this series so far, but I love spending time with Faye. There's a lot going on in this book and even though I know I'm missing some important details that I want to catch up on later, I never feel lost. The characters and their lives are wonderfully detailed and Mary Anna Evans really makes me care about the people she's created.

I’m always glad to see another Faye Longchamp mystery come along as I have been reading this series for some time. The setting for this episode is primarily on or beside the water of the Florida coast. Some time is on Joyeuse Island , Faye’s long time home and a plantation prior to the Civil War. Its history has been mentioned in other books in the series. More time is spent on the family boats, investigating a scuba diving death, and helping, along with her husband and teenage daughter, the many local residents who have damaged homes and lives due to the recent hurricane.

Faye is overwhelmed with tasks and challenges here: taking supplies around the area to those without electricity; checking in on friends to be sure they are alright, helping her husband fix tarps on damaged roofs until they can be repaired; and also wondering about a possible 1800s shipwreck possibly having been unveiled by the hurricane’s force on the ocean. And then she worries about her 19 year old daughter who seems to be enamored by the wrong man.

It’s possible there are too many things happening in this story but Evans manages them all and I enjoyed the ride. I also enjoy watching the development of her marriage and family as I started this series when she was single. This episode involves more personal, introspective thinking on Faye’s part as she realizes her daughter is becoming a young woman and doesn’t need her mother as she has in the past. It has a different feel from past episodes perhaps because, in addition to the mystery, there are so many family matters to be attended to.

I recommend this series highly.

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Another good addition to this story that I discovered recently.
This time the plot involves Faye on a more personal level but it's as entertaining and gripping as the other installment in this series.
Great characters, a tightly knitted plot and a solid mystery that kept me guessing.
Even if it's the first in the series it can be read as a standalone.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

"Wrecked" is the 13th book in the Faye Longchamp archaeological mystery series by Mary Anna Evans. This was a good introduction to the series for me and works fine as a standalone novel. It is set around the fictional Joyeuse Island in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida panhandle. The area has been devastated by a hurricane and Faye and her family are helping the community by delivering water and food to those in need. Faye’s husband, Joe, has a drone that he is using to take aerial photos of storm damage and changes to the coastline. One of his photos reveals something off the coast that could be either an underwater spring or a shipwreck uncovered by the storm. Soon after seeing these photos a family friend is found drowned in what appears to be a scuba accident, but Faye has doubts since the man has never shown any interest in scuba diving. This is very much an expanded family story involving friends, neighbors, family and especially Faye’s worries about her strong, but rebellious young daughter. Suspects include unscrupulous business people taking advantage of those in need following the storm, a professor who seems willing to do anything to get ahead in her career, and several people involved in the boating and diving business. Has one or more of them discovered a lost treasure ship and are willing to kill to keep it a secret? The photos are the key and this puts Faye’s family in the crosshairs of a killer. Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

I admit to being a fan of this series, any installment of which can be read as a standalone (but which of course are even more meaningful if you've followed Faye). It's distinguished by the fact that Faye is an archeologist, which means, at least for me, there's something new to learn each time. Now she's at home in Florida and struggling a bit with her family (well, her daughter). When her husband Joe finds a an odd spot in the water he's flown his drone over, Faye reaches out to her friend Edward Eubank, who is later found dead. Law enforcement doesn't think there was foul play but Faye. who is a smart one and who knows Edward was trying to find treasure, thinks otherwise. This is a nicely doe mystery that has a few surprises, good characters, and fine storytelling. NO spoilers from me. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

My first experience with Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries. I look forward to reading more. An engaging and entertaining mystery. Lots of family drama also. Interesting facts about post hurricane issues and problems. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley.

In the aftermath of a hurricane, Faye and her family are helping locals in their cleanup (and dealing with the touchy feelings of a 19-year-old who finds her mother's concerns a burden) when they discover the body of a beloved friend floating in the harbor, apparently the victim of a scuba-diving accident while searching for a Civil War-era wreck. But Faye has her doubts, and when her husband's drone is shot out of the sky, she begins to get nervous. Who else is looking for the wreck? And was the accident a murder? The police aren't convinced, and besides, they have their hands full with hurricane-related fraud and a missing mother and child.

Wrecked is part of a long-running series about an archeologist living on an island off the Florida panhandle. While it's accessible to readers new to the series, the development of ongoing series characters in a picturesque setting is clearly part of the attraction. Suspects proliferate as the story takes its leisurely course, wrapping up with a suddenly tense standoff.

Wrecked by Mary Anna Evans is a great introduction to the Faye Longchamp Mantooth archaeological series. The fictional setting of Joyeuse Island in the Gulf of Mexico is where this novel is based and where the mystery begins. A beloved family friend is found floating face-down in the Gulf waters; a drone is shot out of the sky and Faye’s home is broken into. This is a page-turner with great characters, incredible detailed descriptions of the Gulf Coast with twists and turns to keep the reader excited for the next chapter. I especially enjoyed the complexity of Faye’s family life juxtaposed against her “working life.” Cannot wait to catch up on the earlier novels. A great read for mystery lovers!

Suspenseful Addition....
Book thirteen in the long running Faye Longchamp Archeological Mystery series finds protagonist Faye in turmoil following the death of friend Captain Edward Eubank. Despite her intense sorrow, Faye feels that there is something not right about the circumstances of his death and is compelled to investigate whilst also fearing for her daughter who appears to be involved with a potentially dangerous individual. Compelling and suspenseful, a worthy addition to the series.

Murder hits close to home in a series I have followed for a long time, when a much beloved friend dies suspiciously after a diving trip.

Faye Longchamp and her family are helping their community after a devastating hurricane when Captain Edward Eubank’s body is discovered by Faye’s young daughter. Faye and the Captain had been discussing the possibility of a sunken blockade runner in the area but with everything going on she puts it in her to-do pile. Obviously the Captain had other plans.

This book was more personal for Faye with not only her friend’s murder but her relationship with her young daughter. Although it held my interest throughout, I kept feeling something was missing. All in all, a good read and a very exciting ending.

Recommended!

Archaeologist Faye Longchamp is devastated by the death of Captain Edward Eubank. The man apparently drowned in a scuba diving accident, but Faye is suspicious because Eubank never mentioned he was a diver before. Couple that with the fact he told Faye he believed he had found a famous shipwreck and Faye smells a rat. When she checks the location of the wreck, nothing is there – nothing. Trying to uncover the real cause of her friend’s death while dealing with the loss of her home in a hurricane and her daughter, who has apparently run off with her boyfriend, Faye finds herself pulled in so many directions she’s willing to throw caution, and the law, to the wind to find her daughter and the person who killed her friend.