Island Detective

A psychic, a fashion gala and the death of a runway model. This is not what Boutique owner, Rosa de los Reyes hoped for when she organized the Colten Island Fashion Show. To save the gala and stop the killer from striking again, Rosa must use her psychic abilities, sift through the gossip at La Misteriosa Café and navigate increasing danger all while racing against the clock. Will Rosa, her familiar Raul, and Las Cubanitas find the truth before the murderer kills again? Recipes included:

Danger on the Island (DI Liam O'Reilly mysteries Book 11) The Island of Guernsey isn't exactly a favourite destination for adrenaline junkies. But it does have one thing that attracts a new breed of adventure freaks. Cliff jumping is taking off on the island, and June appears to be the best time of year for those that way inclined to choose to partake in the sport. When a young woman is killed after a jump, her death is judged a tragic accident, but when her body is retrieved, and the remains of another corpse is found on the rocks below, the Island Police are brought in. It's the last ...

Una aventura fantástica, que los protagonistas no olvidarán nunca. Un avión sufre un accidente en un lugar indeterminado de la costa de Indonesia. Los únicos cuatro supervivientes se cobijan en una pequeña isla desierta, hasta que lleguen los equipos de rescate. Mientras esperan, comienzan a ocurrir unos hechos extraños que hace sospechar a los náufragos que no están solos y que allí hay alguien más, aparte de ellos. Todo se complica cuando deciden refugiarse en un barco averiado, que se ha quedado embarrancado en el arrecife, y una morsa enorme impide que nadie se pueda acercar.

On Shetland, the launch of an exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed – a stranger bursts into tears, claiming not to remember who he is or where he comes from. The next day, Inspector Jimmy Perez finds his dead body in a fisherman’s hut. Initially, it seems to be a straightforward case of suicide – yet this is no desperate act. Instead, it soon becomes clear, this is the work of a cold-blooded killer. As Perez investigates, he finds himself mired in the hidden secrets of a small community. Then another body is found.

You are offered the getaway of a lifetime on a remote island with a group of strangers. Things have been difficult recently, so you jump at the chance to swim under the summer sun, explore the peaceful woodlands and return to an elegant hotel for a glorious dinner. As the boat pulls into the harbour, you’re surrounded by crystal-clear water and soon you are alone. Just the peace and quiet you were promised. No phone signal, no internet…no way to call for help. But nothing will go wrong in paradise, right?

Sara Catherine Canton fled the confines of her small hometown years ago, carving out her own life and a career investigating fraud for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Despite being a scion of Wallace Island's most affluent family, she's been content to leave the family fortune, her spendthrift mother, her idiosyncratic brother and her family's prominent role in the community far behind. After her mother's death, she reluctantly comes home to pay her respects before heading back to her own life in Atlanta. But an unexpected event at the funeral reveals all is not well in Wallace Island....

Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat. A dead body lies in the shadow of the dyke near Fleetstedt. The man shared a sprawling villa overlooking the sea with six others, not far from where his body was found. Enna and Pavel quickly encounter hostility, suspicion and mutual accusations. Which of them is true? Who benefits from the co-owner's death? Pavel's obsession with detail is a real treat. But what he and Enna uncover, piece by piece, is something they never could have imagined in their worst ...

The little girl had to run. She had just seen her parents murdered. And the murderer had seen her. Saved by the sound of police sirens, six year old Jennifer ran to a neighbor because he had helped her before. She had been hurt, and Danny Ryle gave her what she believed was a magical band aid. Desperate, she begged Danny not to let her be sent to a strange home. Impressed by the girl's intelligence and kindness, Danny and his friends determined to protect her by finding the killer and hiding her from the world. Aided by Ari Eilat, who had hunted terrorists in Israel, and Betsy Revere, a ...

There’s no place like home. That is unless the wrong person knows where you live. Harry Walters thought he had the perfect hideaway on the island of Molokai until he and his wife became the targets of someone determined to kill them both.

There's a Black Mamba loose on Hamilton Island and George Bailey Associates Detectives are on the case. This time it's Sharon's turn to tell the story. The team now have George Bailey's old Model T Ice Truck to use in tracking down Margie the Mamba. Fans of the earlier George Bailey books will have fun as they follow George Bailey, Walt, Henry Lido and, of course, Sharon. The story is another fast paced search for the dangerous snake --- and a dangerous human.

Their story would shock the world. Marshall and Eliza Porter have a secret. A big one. Haunted by guilt and shame, the couple is living their worst nightmare. Reeling from a crisis that would destroy most marriages, they learn not to trust their friends...or their enemies...or each other. As the bodies keep piling up, someone is watching them and their lives begin unraveling as they quickly turn on each other. Several of the island's residents get pulled into the mystery, when investigators find a piece of evidence that can't be ignored. Everything the residents thought to be true is ...

Science Can Be Murder combines three books from the Roger and Suzanne South American Mystery series into one omnibus volume. It starts with the first book in the series, the novel The Ambivalent Corpse, an ideal introduction to the series characters. Parts of a dismembered corpse are found on a rocky stretch of beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, apportioned equally between Memorials to a German cruiser sunk in World War II and to the Jews killed in the Holocaust. Roger and Suzanne travel from Uruguay to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to solve this baffling and grotesque murder case. In the ...

When Jem Rosco – sailor, adventurer and local legend – blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that’s the sort of man he is. Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn.

It's New Year's Eve, and a special day for Danny Ryle. Danny is a political fixer. He and his friends help all people in trouble. One friend really needs his help. The friend's wife has been killed. Danny faces a wily and tricky opponent as he relentlessly follows the clues.

Halloween Celebrations End With a Washed Up Corpse Pelican Cove is celebrating Halloween in style. The annual Halloween party at the Boardwalk Cafe brings out the witches and superheroes in full strength. Old timers share Pelican Cove's legends of haunted houses and ghost ships. The unidentified body washed up on the beach, however, dampens the mood the very next morning. The town hires Jenny to solve the murder. With a town full of people dressed in costumes, Jenny finds it hard to narrow down a suspect. If you like clean cozy mysteries and books in the Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series, ...

George Bailey, because of his teams great detective work in helping to capture a murderer in Bucket of Fish, has been offered a summer job as a Police Cadet for the new Chief of Police on Hamilton Island. In looking through some old unsolved crimes he soon finds one for a Stolen Diving Suit. Soon George Bailey and his "associates" Walt and Sharon are off on another adventure. The story is set on Hamilton Island and the kids find themselves researching the tragic sinking of an old Steamship full of gold. The George Bailey series consists of four books including Bucket of Fish, Wreck of the ...

World-weary detective Mike Mason becomes embroiled in the local politics of coastal preservation when he is called upon to explain his involvement with an environmental activist found murdered - the body of which was recovered from a local garbage dump. Joined by his partner, Joe Ballard, the two private investigators embark on a quest to find the activist's murderer and, in doing so, realize things are not always what they seem; that someone who had once taken only a keen interest in Mike Mason's life story is now becoming an active player.

Beaches, sunsets and Murder! Middle aged baker turned amateur sleuth Jenny King finds her wits tested when her friend's nephew meets a sticky end. This fast paced cozy mystery novella is a great way to sample the much loved Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series. Summer has arrived in Pelican Cove and newly married Jenny King is testing sorbet recipes at the Boardwalk Cafe. Her favorite customer introduces her to his nephew, a young sailor who is home on furlough. In the blink of an eye, the man is found dead and Jenny's friend becomes the top suspect. Can she come to his aid before it is too ...

"Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Island Idol, by Carrie Cross is a rip-roaring young adult adventure/romance story that will keep readers on their toes. Centered around current technology and full of references younger readers will appreciate, this book has everything needed to engage readers and keep them coming back for more from Skylar and her gifted cohort." -- Excerpt from Literary Titan 5-Star review. Bastiian is having a party next Friday night. Anyone welcome at 3 Palms at 10 is invited. Free food, no parents, and we’re playing My Secret Kiss. Who’s going? My Assistant ...

Empress Isle, 1921: A serene jewel in Michigan, now slightly tarnished by a string of rather inconvenient deaths. Fortunately, the island also boasts the spirited Miss Cass Kelly, a young woman whose fascination with puzzling matters rivals her deep admiration for the ingenious fictional detective, Mary Kincaid. Cass has devoured every one of Mary's captivating cases and is quite certain she's absorbed some of that deductive brilliance. Now, with a genuine mystery blossoming right in her backyard, Cass is eager to trade her novels for real-life intrigue. She's prepared to hunt for clues and...