Torch Ginger - Toby Neal

Torch Ginger is the second book in the Lei Crime series, but it stands on its own. This book is $3.99 for the kindle, but free for Amazon prime members. The Hawaiian island of Kaua'i seems like a paradise, until you notice the people disappearing.

Leilani Texeira is a detective on the Kaua'i island police force. She's running from an engagement that ended badly, and trying hard to make her promotion to detective work. Lei's past comes back to haunt her in more ways than one, and she discovers a case that could make her career. First Lei has to hang onto case, and then she has to live through it. I great detective story in a beautiful setting. Very highly recommended.