The author's first novel, "Private Mail: Letters to Emily," introduced readers to a variety of characters who populated the author's world of late, his small hometown where he retreated for a break from city life. Having made the decision to stay for just a little while longer and spend the Summer, this time with a store at the beach, the author continues his descriptive missives to his city-bound friend Emily in "Letters from the Beach," replete with a cast of new beach friends and their perhaps improbable adventures - some kooky and some dastardly, or just downright stupid. None of which will surprise readers of "Letters to Emily."