Mystery at Manatee Creek.

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Robert Tylander, who was admitted to practice law in Florida in 1943, has found time since his 1983 retirement to author a novel, Mystery at Manatee Creek, published this year by SterlingHouse Publisher.

The story centers around two teenagers in the 1930s who unknowingly become involved in a mysterious murder on a South Florida beach. In an effort to solve the murder, they become entangled in a maze of events engineered by scheming politicians. The action moves throughout much of Florida and the Atlanta area.

Tylander's 38 years in the "Treasure Coast" area of Florida allow him to examine the era, the place, and the characters with the keen...