Paradise is plundered by pirates.Someone is attacking and robbing luxury yachts as they sail the Hawaiian Islands leaving their passengers missing and presumed dead. Sergeant Lei Texeira, with her typical leap first look later style, dives into a case with the Coast Guard to find answers that lie as deep as Davy Jones’ locker.He’s taking back what was stolen.The Pirate King has a hidden agenda … what was stolen.
The Pirate King has a hidden agenda that’s bigger than the pillage of luxury yachts, and he’ll stop at nothing to reign on the sea.
Lei is back, solving crime! Grab this fast-paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that’s sold more than a million copies!
“This series is persistently riveting.” ~Kirkus Reviews
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Lei Crime series was originally what got me started reading Toby Neal. I have read every single book in the series and also absolutely enjoyed this one. Lei is in the middle of the action, suspense all the way. Pirates, murder & human trafficking case to be solved. Hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did – once I start reading, cannot stop all the way to the end. I particularly enjoy how in these books family/work is beautifully balanced. There’s quite an amazing chapter in the book involving Michael (prefer not to go into details in order not to spoil) – it gives a great example how family should really “work” (you are partners in marriage and there is no task specifically for one member of the family, it is all a teamwork, one supports the other, not necessary even to ask). Furthermore it was really great to catch up with all Leis friends, familiar from previous books. I was lucky to receive an advance readers copy of the book and I’m happy to recommend this book! If you enjoy suspense, thrillers, strong female characters, picturesque setting for the story – you will enjoy this book.
PIRATES IN PARADISE?
RAZOR ROCKS: (Paradise Crime Mysteries Book 13) starring Det. Sgt. Lei Texeira is back and seeks to answer the question, “Are there PIRATES IN PARADISE?” It is up to Lei & her team at Maui Police Dept. to determine whether or not a crashed yacht/murder/missing people are the work of regular criminals or something far more sinister – pirates. Unfortunately, this involves a friend of Lei’s who’s cousin of her partner on the force so, yes, it is personal. As Neal continues building her plot, you will be drawn in and shut out everything that is going on around you! You will channel your Super Skillset & be right beside Lei as she is always fighting for the truth! At the same time, she is remembering that this is a JOB and that her FAMILY is more important! What a change in Lei? Who would have ever believed Lei’s family would have come first? She and Stevens have such a close relationship and are doing their best to be great parents in spite of what they went through in their pasts. As this case develops, they realize it is very deep and far reaching. One of my favorite things about this book is that all of the groups were able to join together and work to solve this case. Marcella from the FBI, Sophie from a private security firm, Stevens from another Police Station and Dr. Wilson, Lei’s trusted psychologist. They know each other so well and their level of trust is indisputable. RAZOR ROCKS will keep you up all night as you tear through the pages to see what’s going to happen next! I was provided an ARC of this book by the Author. The opinions expressed here are completely my own and without influence.
Wow, this book is amazing. I loved catching up with Lei and her family again. And as usual, Toby rocked it. She keeps you on the edge of your seat from the first page. Pirates and murder bring Lei and her husband together to solve this case before too many others get hurt Add a little human trafficking on the side and you have a quick, fast paced mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. I love the characters and the dynamic of these books.
Detective Sergeant Lei Texeira is back and feisty as ever! Faced with a type of crime rarely seen in the Hawaiian Islands, Lei collaborates with many of her past comrades in various law enforcement agencies to solve a multi-faceted series of related crimes.
Despite Lei’s added maturity that marriage and motherhood have brought to her life, she still manages to engage in daring and sometimes reckless feats to catch the bad guys, and bring the victims justice.
Peppered with many of Lei’s friends and family from past Paradise Crime Mystery’s, this book felt like I was amongst old familiar friends while being taken on another terrific crime solving adventure with Lei.
This is book # 13 in the Paradise Crime Mystery series by Toby Neal. Although it could be read as a stand-alone, you will not regret reading the entire series, each filled with excitement, danger, mystery, romance, and beautiful descriptions of the islands.
Lei (nee Texeira) and Stevens are married and living on Maui, with his parents, on their compound.
The latter look after Steven’s son by his late wife, Kiet and baby Rosie who’s both of theirs, while they both embark on separate, serious cases – she as an FBI Special Agent and he as a Homicide Detective with Maui PD.
Antagonists include Chinese Triad members of the Chang family in Lei’s investigation and before long, husband and wife’s cases come together in most unexpected ways, after the murder of an IT developer with international clients and a partner, who wants his share and more of their company profits, no matter what the cost and who suffers to get it.
Stevens also has issues with the health and rehabilitation of Lei’s grandfather, Soga after hospital diagnosis and treatment shows he’s no longer capable of living alone. This in itself presents new and challenging decisions. for all the family.
Excitement, danger, complex family relationships, corruption, people-smuggling, murder and above all, love, make Razor Rocks, Book 13 in Toby Neal’s incredible Lei Crime series a sure-fire winner, that it’d be a crime to miss out on getting for your crime-thriller bookshelf…go now!
I received an eARC of this book with a request that I write an honest review.
I enjoy Toby Neal’s Leilani (Lei) Texeira and her crew and I have missed her unorthodox methods of crime solving.. I was happy when this novel about Lei came along. It did not disappoint.
It seems like pirates are attacking luxury sailing yachts and then both the pirates and the ships’ sailors and their crews disappear into thin air. I do not like spoilers about books I read and I do not want to divulge too much here. It is a page turner and I will add that my acrophobia was challenged. Toby writes in a way that you feel you are there with Lei and both the good guys and the bad guys. If I have to summarize this in one word — WOW !!
Toby Neal is great author.
I follow all of the Le Crime mystery’s
sad to see this is the end of this series. Really grew to love these characters.
Love the locations – nice easy read – looking for more of the same
This book set in beautiful islands, Lei and husband Stevens both become involved in the investigation of people trafficking and pirating. I like how Lei was taking the lead and Stevens was left to sort out the aging grandparent and go to the hospital and sort accommodation, this would usually be the female that takes this up and I was really pleased to see a male lead do this. its these kind of examples that changes mindset in months/years to come with future readers.