Chloe Scott traded her Michelin-starred kitchen for a juice bar on the sun-drenched shores of Bluebird Island, hoping for peace, quiet, and a place to heal. What she found was murder. I'm Lily Sparks, and I write tropical cozy mysteries set in island paradise — palm-lined beaches, turquoise shallows, tiki bars and tourist seasons, and, just beneath the postcard surface, secrets worth killing for. My sleuth has a chef's eye for detail and a knack for being exactly where the trouble is, solving island murders between sunset cocktails and morning swims. The crimes are clever, the suspects colourful, and the setting does half the seducing — you'll practically feel the sand underfoot and the sea breeze on the back of your neck. Clean, twisty, and full of wink, these are beach-read whodunits perfect for a lounger or a grey afternoon when you wish you were somewhere warmer. So slip off your shoes, order something with an umbrella in it, and keep one eye on the water. Inside you'll find a fish-out-of-water chef sleuth, a tropical island, island secrets, colourful suspects, red herrings, and murder in paradise.