Death in Paradise (The Thea Kozak Mystery Series, Book 5)

While on a holiday to attend an educational seminar in Hawaii, Thea Kozak is determined not only to make the conference a success but to take some time to relax from her demanding job and enjoy some sun and the beach. What she hasn't bargained for is a dead body, none other than the conference chairwoman, dressed like an expensive call girl, and strangled. As Thea struggles to keep the conference from descending into chaos, she discovers more motives for the woman's death than positive aspects of her life—and more suspects than she can handle. Throw in some hostile local cops, the victim's suspicious husband, and an old family friend who makes Thea's difficult mother look like a saint, and a fellow snorkeler who definitely wants her dead, Thea's hopes for rest and quiet are dashed. But with some help from her own team—an observant little girl named Laura, a too-observant pathologist, and her dear friend Jonetta, Thea may come out of this alive. "Deft... In Hawaii to help run a conference, Thea Kozak is determined to find time to relax—until the conference chairwoman is found dead. While struggling to keep the conference from descending into chaos, Thea discovers more motives and suspects than she can handle. Throw in hostile local cops, the victim's suspicious husband, and Thea's hopes for trading her business suit for a bikini and some sun are dashed. But with help from an observant little girl, a too-observant pathologist, and a dear friend, Thea just may come out of this alive. THE THEA KOZAK MYSTERY SERIES, in order Chosen for Death Death in a Funhouse Mirror Death at the Wheel An Educated Death Death in Paradise Liberty or Death Stalking Death Death Warmed Over In the course of an educational conference in Hawaii, a woman delegate is found dead in her hotel room, strangled with a stocking and wearing scant clothing. Sleuth and education expert Thea Kozak of Maine investigates