Paradise is threatened by a fight for sacred artifacts.She just wants to disarm the IED.Newly assigned to the bomb squad, Detective Lei Texeira struggles with skills that may be dangerously out of reach, even as a heinous crime strikes close to home and catches her husband in the crossfire.The woman is his. And if he can’t have her, she’ll have to die.An investigation into heiau desecrations must … she’ll have to die.
An investigation into heiau desecrations must take a back seat to the emergence of an enemy who leaves shrouds as a calling card, targeting those closest to Lei and Stevens.
“Neal is a powerful writer, and her prose is often effortless and elegant.” Kirkus Reviews
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I love the Lei Teixara series, always a a solid mystery read.
Once again, author Toby Neal has impressed me with her writing skill. I spent most of this book breathing heavily as the stress factors in the story piled up relentlessly. Lei Texeira and her new husband Michael Stevens are being thrown into the pressure cooker, and new ingredients are being added to the stew constantly. Lei and Stevens open the …
Based in The Islands!!
Very glad I read it. Very good author.
Have enjoyed this author’s Lexi Texiera series very much. Lexi’s a complex character with real-life issues that she deals with along with solving murders. She’s smart and tough.
I liked this series & purchased the complete series. Didn’t read in order in some cases
Love this series!! I feel like they are part of my family. That is, if my family had really interesting and dangerous lives.
I’ve enjoyed the characters in this book and I love the settings. The foibles of the lead character have stayed with me and educated me in some ways. It’s amazing that each book can surprise in its conclusion.
Major life changes are in duplicate. Sadness and loss are balanced with optimistic future plans and blessings. I’m so glad our intrepid crime fighters believe in each other.
Not recommending this one. It’s too bleak and dark …… for right now.
If you like detective series with women, this is an easy read. If you visit Hawaii, the locations are mostly authentic in many regards, so it gives a little taste of the islands. I wouldn’t call this great literature, but for entertainment it works.
non stop action. I couldn’t put it down.
I read this a long time ago and still remember that it was very good. Toby Neal is a great author
Everything that Toby Neal writes is amazing !!! Real characters. Tough female characters. Intricate and well thought out plots.
A good easy read. One of several with the same characters. You don’t have to read the others to enjoy them separately. Solid writing and characters. Story is just meh.
A great mystery by my favorite author !
These are so fun to read! it’s like visiting an old friend and just sitting on the couch with a drink, chatting away . . . . LOVE THEM!!!
I love Toby Neal!!!!
Another great book in the Hawaiian series! Each book ends a case, but there are underlying threads throughout. Helpful and enjoyable to read series in order , but not required.
Lei and Michal have evolved a long way, now married and working from different precincts, they are crime-solving perfectionists! They will need to be at the top of their game when faced with their newest nemesis, who leaves a shroud at the deaths of people closest to them!