Dark Paradise

Growing up in an 18-room guesthouse/wartime hospital in the Caribbean isn't for everyone, but it proved just the right atmosphere for bestselling author Gene Desrochers to hone a sense of story, mystery, and scene that would prove critical in his writing career.Born on a tiny dot called "St. Thomas" (somewhere in the Caribbean), Desrochers migrated steadily west over the years until he found a home - with a wife who loves him, kids who are young enough to still think he's pretty cool, and a cat who tolerates him - in the continental United States. He also found the time to earn a JD and become a practicing lawyer, run a tennis club, and publish award-winning short fiction in publications across the US and beyond.Now settled in the mysterious and exotic land known as Los Angeles, Desrochers splits his time between the loves of his life: his family, his writing, his tennis, and his ability to impress strangers with his St. Thomian accent.Find out more about him - and the worlds he creates - at his website, GeneDesrochers.com

Boise Montague's life in Los Angeles has fallen apart. After his wife dies, he returns to the tiny island where he grew up. Unfortunately, coming home doesn't bring him the peace he's looking for.Things have changed drastically since his last visit. The island has moved on and so have the people he once knew. When Boise tries to find the one friend he thinks he can count on to be there for him, he's confronted with another death. A murder. A murder that the police did not think important enough to investigate thoroughly.Boise wants answers. He enlists a local reporter named Dana, who has theories of her own, to help him dig deeper.With not much left to lose, a bone to pick with the justice system, and a relentless partner, Boise sets out to do what the police would not: solve the murder of Jeffrey Black.The island of St. Thomas is a gleaming tropical paradise. Welcome to the Caribbean, where murder is as common as sunshine.