Right from the Gecko (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553588446)

Surf's up . . . and so are the stakes when veterinarian and amateur sleuth Jessica Popper escapes to the land of hula, hibiscus, and geckos for a professional conference. The last time she and boyfriend Nick Burby touched down on the island of Hawaii, Nick caused a volcanic eruption when he unexpectedly popped The Question to commitment-phobic Jess. But this trip proves just as dangerous when Jess befriends an ambitious young reporter whose body later washes up on the sand . . . and someone thinks Jess holds the clue to the killer's motive.

There's no end of suspects among the exotic flora and fauna, from the victim's journalistic rivals and a mystery boyfriend to an eccentric beachcomber and a governor's aide with ties to a controversial biotech firm bringing progress to paradise. One of them is a killer with the chameleon-like ability to stay hidden--and if Jessica doesn't uncover hula-dunnit in time, she'll be saying aloha . . . permanently.

Author: Cynthia Baxter
ISBN-10: 0553588443
ISBN-13: 9780553588446
Publisher: Bantam
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2007
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 6.88h x 4.26w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2007 pg. 46
Romantic Times 05/01/2007 pg. 95 - Very Good