This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A sunny lunch break. A public beach. And a dead dive instructor behind a locked door.On San Malvino, lunch hour means Santiago’s food truck, his loud grandma's, and the entire beachfront shutting down at once. Everyone assumes nothing happens, while they're at lunch.When the SCUBA instructor is found dead inside the compressor room of a small beachside dive shop, the timing alone raises questions. Everyo...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A fallen guardian, a toppled pair of stilts, and a parrot with a perfect carnival chant.When the lead “carnival spirit” collapses mid-parade and the mask comes off, the crowd realizes the island’s most anticipated performer has been switched by a stranger. As police launch a search, retired army therapist Alex and her husband Reg (a dry-witted ex-SEAL with excellent aim and zero patience) are pulled into the col...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A drifting boat, a torn fisherman’s net, and a legend that won’t stay quiet.When two seasoned fishermen are found dead aboard their vessel on the morning of San Malvino’s king tide, island gossip blames the siren’s song — a superstition warning that no one should set foot in the water that night. But the scene doesn’t fit the tide’s fury, and retired army therapist Alex and her husband Reg (a dry-witted ex-SEAL ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A vanished boyfriend, a high-end "gift" from a Labrador, and a clairvoyant parrot.When retired army therapist Alex agrees to help a frazzled newcomer find her missing boyfriend—and his missing dog—she expects drama, not a full-blown conspiracy. But after the Labrador drops a diamond under the bush and the boyfriend washes up dead, Alex and her husband Reg (a dry-witted ex-SEAL with excellent aim and zer...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A dead author, an unexpected storm, and a retreat full of secrets.When retired army therapist Alex is invited to speak at a luxury writer’s retreat about burnout, creative block and second acts in life, she expects new acquaintances, deep conversations and a few quiet days with Bombay in a cliff-side luxury villa. But when one of the participants turns up dead at the breakfast table, and the hurricane cuts of al...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A luxury cruise, a suspiciously cheerful guide, a body in uniform.When a massive cruise ship docks at San Malvino, retired army therapist Alex expects crowds, cocktails, and maybe a little seasickness—not a dead woman in a cruise staff uniform and nobody willing to claim her. The ship swears all crew are accounted for. The captain smiles too much. And the local port authority seems a little too eager to move thi...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A buried map, a dead hermit, and a pirate's loot.When island conspiracy guru Gary swears an old man at Bongo’s bar dug up a real pirate map in his garden and invited him on a treasure hunt, most people laugh. But when the old man turns up dead in his hut—with no map in sight—Alex and Reg know something’s rotten in the allotments of San Malvino.With ex-SEAL Reg stuck babysitting Gary (and his foul-mouthed...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A new neighbor, a tarot reading gone wrong, and a body on the kitchen floor.When a retired cruise ship fortune teller moves into the Isla Lirio compound and throws a housewarming party complete with candlelight, tarot cards, and dramatic predictions, most neighbors show up for the free wine. But the mood shifts when she draws the death card—and hours later, the island’s least-beloved resident turns up stabbed in...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This is a seasonal cozy mystery inspired by a literary classic.A mysterious tenant. A missing couple. And a black cat who might not be a cat at all.Halloween has arrived on San Malvino—and with it, a strange new resident in Unit 50D.No one can quite agree on when the tall man in black moved in—or whether he lives with a sleek black cat… or a very short, very round assistant. But ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A deadly illusion, a vanishing assistant, and a K-9 who doesn’t buy stage magic.When a world-famous magician brings his show to San Malvino, Alex agrees to go—mostly for the double date, partly to see Reg get misty-eyed over sleight of hand. But when the grand finale goes horribly wrong, the night ends not with applause, but with a body on stage.As retired army therapist Alex and her ex-SEAL husband Reg ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A bake-off with big prizes. A French chef. And one dessert that proves deadly.San Malvino’s first Autumn Bake-Off promises sweet treats and even sweeter rivalries. Locals and expats crowd the town square with cassava puddings, tres leches, guava tarts, and pumpkin pies—each hoping to win cash, fame, and a coveted spot on the Golden Fig’s menu.But the celebration curdles when Chef Étienne Moreau, the flam...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An island museum. A prestigious exhibition. And a dead man in the vents.On the morning of San Malvino’s most anticipated exhibition opening, an alarm reveals something far worse than a technical glitch: a body wedged deep inside the new ventilation system. No break-in. Nothing relics missing. No explanation for why anyone would be there at all.For curator Otto Delmar, the stakes are huge. A scandal like ...