Paradise Crime Mysteries Books in Order

Cop Lei Texeira finds two murdered teens in Hilo and recognizes one of the girls. The case drags her toward a killer, back into her own buried trauma, and into a fight that could make her the next target.

A teenage girl found in a wrecked car on Maui looks like a suicide victim, but Lei knows better. Her search for the truth cuts through class divisions, criminal power, and the personal fears threatening her fragile happiness.

After transferring to Kauai, Lei and her dog Keiki uncover a pattern of disappearances that may point to a cult, or a single terrifying predator. The deeper she digs, the closer she gets to a man desperate to silence the voices in his head.

Lei's first major case as an FBI agent on Oahu puts her after a teenage Robin Hood who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Chasing a criminal the public admires turns law, justice, and sympathy into a mess.

A young bandit from Broken Ferns becomes the target of an escape plot, pulling FBI agent Lei into a holiday manhunt. At the same time, a kitchen thief causes trouble at Aunty Rosario's restaurant in this shorter, festive side story.

Special Agent Marcella Scott investigates the murder of a scientist on Waikiki Beach and the theft of a breakthrough algae formula. The case is full of secrets, suspects, and corporate intrigue, with Marcella juggling danger and her own complicated life.

When a senator's son is found staged as a suicide, Lei and tech expert Sophie Ang suspect murder. Their hunt leads to a killer who believes he is granting mercy, forcing them into one of their most unsettling cases.

Police psychologist Caprice Wilson heads into Haleakala to dry out and clear her head, only to find herself trapped in a deadly wilderness nightmare. What begins as a private reckoning turns into a tense game of survival.

Newly assigned to the bomb squad, Lei is already stretched thin when a crime involving sacred artifacts strikes close to home. As violence escalates, the case also puts Michael Stevens in harm's way.

Fed up with the Shroud Killer, Lei goes after him on her own and uncovers old grudges on the Big Island. At the same time, Michael faces a pyromaniac whose obsession with fire leaves innocent people in the flames.

A poacher's death in Maui's cloud forest pulls Lei into a case tied to Hawaii's endangered native birds. The killer thinks the victims deserve what they get, and Lei is running out of time before her own wedding.

The death of a marine biologist near Molokini looks like no accident, sending Lei into an underwater case with environmental stakes. Meanwhile Michael faces a private battle that could push him toward a terrible choice.

A child's skull washes ashore and forces Lei into a cold case she never wanted, especially with Michael deployed overseas. As she digs deeper, foster kids and old wounds make the investigation painfully personal.

When surfing star Makoa Simmons turns up dead, Lei is pulled into the glamorous, ruthless world of professional surfing. The case exposes tangled motives, island fame, and people willing to kill to stay on top.

Michael Stevens investigates the murder of a chef at a high-end Maui restaurant where jealousy, passion, and revenge are all on the menu. Familiar faces help piece together one of his most layered cases.

Luxury yachts are being attacked in Hawaiian waters, their passengers vanishing without a trace. Lei works with the Coast Guard to hunt sea-going predators in a case that mixes island beauty with pure menace.

Before she became a cop, twenty-one-year-old Lei took a carefree road trip into Mexico that went horribly wrong. This prequel shows the violence, chance encounters, and life changes that helped shape the woman she later becomes.

A missing girl on Maui pulls together Lei, her detective friend Harry, and teen sleuth Malia. The search opens old wounds from a deadly encounter years earlier and reveals that Camille may be only one of many victims.

When threats from a drug cartel reach Lei's teenage daughter Malia, the case becomes painfully close to home. Malia has been digging into drugs at school, and now organized crime may be coming for her.

Lei and her partner Pono hunt a killer who stages victims on sacred Hawaiian ground, turning murder into a terrifying public display. With rookie tech whiz Katie McHenry helping, the team races a clock and a deluded mind.