An English widow running a juice bar in paradise. Megan, a young artist found on the rocks at first light. And a lighthouse keeper the whole island has already decided is guilty.

Chloe Scott, Juice Bar Owner and Island Sleuth. Chloe came to Bluebird Island after her husband died, and she has never been happier — a juice bar on the sand and a daughter who is thriving. She wants to find out who Megan really was, because nobody who loved her can agree. Her late husband’s parents have flown in from England to take her daughter home, and a murder investigation is exactly the argument they came to make.

Dayton, Chief of Police, Bluebird Island. Dayton has two suspects before the day is out: the boyfriend who raised the alarm, and the recluse in the lighthouse the island has never trusted. He wants proof, not the answer everybody has already settled on. Megan left no phone, no witness, and a life so private even her own mother could not see into it.

Megan drew half of Bluebird Island without anyone noticing she was there. She left behind a painting so dark that Chloe could not look at it twice, and a necklace worth more than most islanders earn in a year. Somebody knew her far better than the boy who loved her.

The island is certain it knows who killed Megan. Chloe is not certain the island ever knew Megan at all.

Amateur Sleuth Juice Bar Owner Widowed Heroine Rebuilding Abroad Reclusive Lighthouse Keeper Troubled Young Artist Wealthy Art Collector Patron Chief Of Police Partnership Interfering In-Laws Tropical Island Community Secrets

Perfect for readers who love a clean island whodunit, an amateur sleuth with a real life of her own, and a warm small-town cast who close ranks when one of their own is in trouble.

Join Chloe on Bluebird Island for the ninth Chloe Scott mystery today.