In Death Likes it Hot, dashing P.R. man Peter Sargeant travels out to
a posh beach community to help a wealthy socialite plan an end-of-summer
party. His enjoyment of the sun, the surf, and the company of a lovely
young fashion reporter is interrupted by the death of the socialite's
niece: she mysteriously drowns while swimming on a crowded beach. No one
suspects murder until the police find a lethal dose of sleeping pills in
her system. As Sargeant watches the police's investigation unfold, he
keeps an eye on the grieving socialite; the victim's famous painter
husband; a suspiciously cheery brother and sister; and a garrulous
tabloid columnist. Now, instead of planning guest lists, wine choices,
and menus, Sargeant is faced with a killer unlike he's ever faced:
highly sophisticated, devilishly clever, and just as smooth as he is.