Sunbaked

Thirty-six-year-old Nina Spark has done something crazy. After knocking back a nights worth of wine, shes bought a house in the Caribbean. Off the Internet. At 2:00 a.m.

Committing to the most impulsive decision shes ever made, Nina leaves her cheating ex-husband behind, puts her teaching career in New York on hold, and moves to Pineapple Caya land of white sand, cloudless skies, and turquoise waters.

Her new life is off to a lovely start: shes got a private beach, a handsome neighbor, and a cushy travel-writing assignment. Even Barry Bassett, a greedy land developer eager to push her out to make way for condos, cant darken her sunny new outlook.

But when Barrys wife goes missing, along with a priceless jeweled necklace, Nina finds herself at the center of the islands biggest whodunit. With her quirky but fiercely loyal new friends, Nina is determined to solve the mysteryso both she and Pineapple Cay can get back to easy living.

Revised edition: This edition of Sunbaked includes editorial revisions.