Why do people close to Roscoe Conklin keep showing up dead--and on the
paradise island of Bonaire?
After 25 years on the job, Detective Roscoe Conklin trades his badge for
a pair of shorts and sandals and moves to Bonaire, a small island
nestled in the southern Caribbean. But the warm water, palm trees, and
sunsets are derailed when his long-time police-buddy and friend back
home, is murdered.
Conklin dusts off a few markers and calls his old department, trolling
for information. It's slow going. No surprise, there. After all, it's an
active investigation, and his compadres back home aren't saying a damn
thing.
He's 2,000 miles away, living in paradise. Does he really think he can
help? They suggest he go to the beach and catch some rays.
For Conklin, it's not that simple. Outside looking in? Not him. Never
has been. Never will be.
When a suspicious mishap lands his significant other, Arabella, in the
hospital, the island police conduct, at best, a sluggish investigation,
stonewalling progress. Conklin questions the evidence and challenges the
department's methods. Something isn't right.
Arabella wasn't the intended target.
He was.
Perfect for fans of Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford and Robert B.
Parker's Spencer
Paradise Cove, the next Roscoe Conklin novel, coming April 2022
