New in the "USA Today" bestselling series Jessica Fletcher finds herself in a tropical paradise where aloha means both hello and goodbye. But sometimes, the goodbye is permanent
Jessica is on the Hawaiian island of Maui, giving a lecture on community involvement in police investigations. Her co-lecturer is legendary retired detective Mike Kane, who shares his love of Hawaiian lore, legends, and culture with Jessica. But the talking stops when the body of a colleague is found at the rocky foot of a cliff.
Mala Kapule, a botanist and popular professor at Maui College, was known for her activism and efforts on behalf of the volcanic crater Haleakala. Plans to place the world s largest solar telescope there split the locals, with Mala arguing fiercelyto preserve the delicate ecology of the area.
Now it s up to Jessica and Mike to uncover who was driven to silence the scientist and betray the spirit of aloha."