Tropical Scam

Kristen Maroney lives the good life in the tropics. She dates a hot casino manager, buys designer beach wear from the best collections, lunches with friends, and watches TV with her Labrador retriever. But she has a bad habit: she’s far too nosy for her own good

Boutique owner Kristen is busy trying to get rid of last year’s inventory when her friend Claire informs her that another friend, Flor, is caught in a shady real estate deal. Her husband Patrice is working on an oil rig off the coast of Honduras, so he can’t really help. The incurably nosy Kristen is dying to know what’s going on and since Flor’s father works for her boyfriend, Kristen, well, naturally feels a responsibility to ‘help.’

Digging into regulations and signed documents, she discovers a real estate fraud ring that has bilked unsuspecting customers out of millions. Before she can get to the bottom of it, the fraudsters retaliate and Kristen finds herself in the hospital – just when she needs to move her investigation forward. Thoroughly rattled, she must somehow summon the courage to work with the law to bring the bad guys to justice.

Tropical Scam, along with the other mystery books in the series, stand out because they’re “quickies” and can be read in a single sitting. Along with the added bonus that reading a Kristen Maroney mystery is like taking a short vacation to the Caribbean.