Kawaihae Killer (Barefoot Sleuth Cozy Mysteries)

When a beloved local known for his eccentric behavior turns up dead off the Kohala Coast, the tight-knit community is left reeling. HPD glosses over the evidence and labels it an accidental drowning, but Summer Jenkins and Lani Davis, part-time assistants for TS Jenkins Investigations and well-known Nosy Nellies know better—especially after Mack Davis discloses the last text he received from the victim: The fish aren’t the only thing that smells down here—I think they’re on to me. Less than a week later Otis’s body is found at the bottom of the harbor. Mourning his friend and convinced whatever Otis found is what got him killed, Mack enlists Summer’s dad’s firm to uncover the mystery at the harbor. The deeper Summer and Lani dig, the more the idyllic seaside town starts to feel like a spider web of lies and secrets. Everyone seems to be hiding something—and one person is determined to keep those secrets hidden at all costs. After one too many suspicious ‘accidents,’ the pair is ordered off the case. Rather than listen, the duo doubles down and goes all in to catch the murderer and uncover the secret he’s desperate to hide.