Summary: As a Special Constable, Teddy Creque is the only police presence
on the remote, sun-drenched island of Anegada, nestled in the heart of the
British Virgin Islands. In all his years on the job, Teddy has never considered
the possibility that he might have to address an actual crime on his peaceful
island. That is, until he receives a hysterical call about a dead man on the
beach. Indeed, Teddy is shocked to discover Paul Kelliher, a biologist who
traveled to the island every winter for research, lying dead on the sands of
the island’s most remote beach, killed by a single shot to the head. And when
the BVI’s “real police” task Teddy with informing Kelliher’s nearest kin of his
death, Teddy makes an even more surprising discovery: there’s no record that
Paul Kelliher ever existed. Suddenly Teddy’s routine life is thrown into tumult
as he tries to track a killer―against his boss’s wishes―while balancing his
complicated family life, three other jobs, and the colorful characters
populating the island around him.
Written with a wry, witty narrative voice and a
plot full of twists and turns, John Keyse-Walker’s Minotaur Books/Mystery
Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut is a pure delight.
Angie’s comments: Life in paradise isn’t always paradise. The characters are
intriguing, and the characters’ lives complement the murder mystery.
Keyse-Walker’s description of the island makes it seem like you are there. A
well-written debut. It is somewhat of a cozy mystery, but with a little more
depth to it.
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December 18, 2017
Sun, Sand, Murder
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