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Paradise is full of missing people.She's the only one who realizes they're gone.Detective Lei Texeira and her dog, Keiki, transfer to the lush, tropical island of Kaua`i where she uncovers a pattern of disappearances that may be related to a bizarre cult--or is it just one madman at work?He knows what he does is wrong... but he has to silence the voices.He thought he'd finally find peace with this latest sacrifice, but there's someone coming for him... and she's getting way too close."Lei is both tough detective and vulnerable woman in this second winning novel in the popular Hawaii mystery series created by Toby Neal." David Bishop, author of The WomanGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise hides darkness behind a beautiful face.The teen in the car at the base of the cliff is no suicide.When a nameless young girl is found in a crashed vehicle on the rocks of one of Maui's black lava cliffs, Detective Lei Texeira can't rest until she finds out what really happened. She blazes through all the wealth and poverty of Maui island society in her quest for justice even as she faces the personal demons of commitment and revenge that threaten the only real love she's ever known.That girl should never have crossed me.I know who I am--a procurer of beautiful things for people who can afford them. Men and women for pleasure, fine art for collectors, and money for the mob. Lei Texeira is nothing but an annoyance. I'll take everything she loves, burn down her house, and take her life, too...just because I can."Toby Neal's stories have a relentless, charged energy that heat up every page." Holly Robinson, author of Sleeping TigersGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise can be merciless.Does she really want to bring down the bandit? Lei made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu. Her first big case as an agent draws national media attention as a teenage Robin Hood robs from the rich and gives to the poor, hopping from island to island in a stolen airplane.Someone has to make things right.Impoverished and orphaned, the Smiley Bandit isn't going to take it anymore. The angry teen steals a private plane and sets off on a crime spree fueled by social media and designed to draw attention to the income gap in Hawaii...but things soon spiral out of control, and lives are at stake."Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal." Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan's ChoiceGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is filled with dead men walking.He had everything ahead of him.The handsome son of a Senator lay posed on his bed, drug paraphernalia on the side table, along with a goodbye note...but something doesn't add up to suicide for Special Agent Lei Texeira and tech agent Sophie Ang.An angel of death is still an angel.Even dying people need a little help taking that last step to die with dignity, and Lightbody is the one to push them over the edge.Can Lei and Sophie stop a criminal who's sure he's doing the right thing?"Toby Neal scores a royal flush in this fifth of an unmissable crime series for mystery fans!" J.C. Martin, author of OracleGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is fighting a battle of extinction.Someone is hunting the hunters.A poacher's death in the cloud forest on Maui draws Detective Lei Texeira into a bizarre case in a rare setting highlighting the peril of Hawaii's native birds.They deserve to die for what they've done.A killer with a conscience will stop at nothing to save the lives of birds on the brink of extinction.Lei pursues the case with her usual leap-first, look-later style, but can she catch a killer and still make it to her own wedding?"Toby Neal creates a captivating balance between the beauty of the islands contrasted with the ugliness of murder, and complicated by the trials of Detective Lei's personal life. A must-read!" Thomas K. Matthews, author of RejectionGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is threatened by a fight for sacred artifacts.She just wants to disarm the IED.Newly assigned to the bomb squad, Detective Lei Texeira struggles with skills that may be dangerously out of reach, even as a heinous crime strikes close to home and catches her husband in the crossfire.The woman is his. And if he can't have her, she'll have to die.An investigation into heiau desecrations must take a back seat to the emergence of an enemy who leaves shrouds as a calling card, targeting those closest to Lei and Stevens."Neal is a powerful writer, and her prose is often effortless and elegant." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is burning.She's going after the Shroud Killer--by herself.Detective Lei Texeira has had enough of an elusive enemy that strikes at her by hitting the ones she loves. Taking matters into her own hands, she stalks a killer to the Big Island, uncovering old vendettas and new tragedies.Meanwhile... he just loves fire.Fire is cleansing. Fire is beauty. Fire is pure power, and a pyromaniac tangles with Michael Stevens in a case that catches the innocent in raging flames."Toby Neal's series is a wonderful achievement in consistency and style, introducing us to a rich landscape filled with memorable characters." Detective (Ret) David Swinson, author of The Second GirlGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise swirls with deadly currents.She has to avenge a champion.Surfing star Makoa Simmons washes up after tragically drowning on Maui, and Detective Lei Texeira plunges into a high-profile case whose dark and tangled motives reach deep into the elite world of professional surfing on the North Shore of Oahu.He'll kill to come out on top.The darkest of motives drive a murderer with multiple axes to grind, and Lei must follow her instincts into new territory even as her husband, Michael Stevens, struggles with heartbreak of another kind."Another fantastic mystery featuring Lei Texeira and the wonderful, deftly drawn characters populating the Lei Crime Series." Emily Kimelman, author of the Sydney Rye Mystery SeriesGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise holds deep secrets.She just wants to save the reefs...and it gets her killed.Five years after the events of Rip Tides, Lei Texeira gets into hot water investigating a crime scene ninety feet down off of the tiny atoll of Molokini, where the death of a beautiful marine biologist is anything but an accident.He'll do anything to beat his demons.Lei's husband, Michael Stevens, is desperate to kill an enemy from within, and it drives him to make a choice his wife will never sanction.Can Lei and Stevens find the answers they need before their different directions tear them apart?"Bone Hook is a masterful, gripping story, destined to become a favorite journey into the darkness of selfishly deceitful human machinations set in the paradise of Hawaii." R.S. Guthrie, author of Blood LandGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise has dark parallels.A child's skull, washed up on a beach, calls out for justice.The last thing detective Lei Texeira wants to do while her husband is deployed overseas is deal with a cold case involving child homicide, and rescuing a group of foster kids takes her beyond her personal limits.He just wants to live long enough to get home.Michael Stevens lands in a jungle hell filled with every kind of threat from crocodiles to kidnappers. Somehow he must get himself and his men to the rescue point, and defeat his inner demons along the way."Persistently riveting...Neal's writing is tenacious, highlighted by the masterly crosscutting of two exhilarating storylines." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise holds a feast of motives for murder.He wants it all...and ends up with a knife in the back.Michael Stevens investigates the murder of a chef in a fine dining restaurant on Maui that's a buffet of possible motives where jealousy, passion, and revenge top the menu. A host of familiar characters, from Jared Stevens to Dr. Wilson, chime in from their perspectives, each contributing essential information to one of the most complex cases Stevens has ever encountered.A hurricane is no place for a baby.Nothing ever goes as planned for Lei and Stevens, and that includes the arrival of their first child. Lei is fully occupied with this personal project as her world is torn apart by powerful forces."Neal's writing is persistently riveting... masterly." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

"Paradise is plundered by pirates. Someone is attacking and robbing luxury yachts as they sail the Hawaiian Islands leaving their passengers missing and presumed dead. Sergeant Lei Texeira, with her typical leap first look later style, dives into a case with the Coast Guard to find answers that lie as deep as Davy Jones' locker. He's taking back what was stolen.The Pirate King has a hidden agenda that's bigger than the pillage of luxury yachts, and he'll stop at nothing to reign on the sea. Lei is back, solving crime!"--

"Sixteen years ago, Sergeant Lei Texeira met Harriet Vierra and Malia, the infant she adopted, in a deadly encounter in Mexico. Now a detective with the Maui Police Department, Harry works with Lei, and Malia, a teen sleuth, is determined to find her lost friend Camille. But Camille is only one of many missing girls. Young women are vanishing across the islands without a trace. Lei and Harry search for answers with the FBI, as Malia secretly conducts her own dangerous investigation: but for the girls taken by traffickers, time is running out."--