"The island of Maui is turquoise ocean, stunning vistas, and whalesong--but organized crime has a hidden hold, and Detective Lei Texeira tracks evil that hides behind a beautiful face. Lei and Stevens find a haven on Maui--until their new life as a couple is interrupted by murder. When a nameless teenage girl dies in an apparent vehicular suicide, Lei can't rest until she finds out what really happened. She blazes through all the wealth and poverty...

Detective Lei Texeira and her dog transfer to the lush, tropical island of Kaua'i where she uncovers a pattern of disappearances that may be related to a bizarre cult.

"Lei has overcome a scarred past to make a life for herself as a cop in the sleepy Big Island town of Hilo. On a routine patrol she finds two murdered teenagers--one of whom she'd recently busted. With its echoes of her own past, the murdered girl's harsh life and tragic death affect Lei deeply. She becomes obsessed with the case--and determined to solve the murder--even as the killer is drawn to her intensity, feeding off her vulnerabilities and...

"If you like the MIss Fortune series, you'll love Kat and her clue crew on Maui!" ~Reviewer Nothing's ever as it seems in Ohia, Maui, especially for me, Kat Smith. I'm Secret Service, not Postal Service, stuck in the back end of paradise and making the best of it when the grasping plans of a developer threaten to take out our small town. Even the evil post office cat, Tiki, is outraged by the hostile takeover of our "small island." Meanwhile, someone's...