MURDER AT SUGAR RUSH BEACH

Palm trees, white sandy beaches and a perfect turquoise sea. Jamaica’s Montego Bay might just be paradise. If people didn’t keep getting murdered.

Detective Preddy hoped for a quiet start to the new year. But there’s a murder at Sugar Rush Beach. A man is stabbed through the heart with an antique awl. 

The victim, Jerome Baccus, was the nephew of a local developer who wanted to transform this quiet local beach into a high-end tourist complex. Now he’s dead. 

Everything points to the rival developer. But Preddy realizes other people might have wanted to stab Jerome through the heart: 

His two girlfriends.
Local business owners.
The sugar daddy of one of the girlfriends.

Meanwhile, Preddy must work with Scottish detective Sean Harris. And Preddy knows that Harris is conducting a covert internal investigation.

When a woman is found dead, the stakes are raised. And everyone’s career is on the line.

A gripping crime mystery perfect for fans of Steph Broadribb, Gretta Mulrooney, Mary Stone, Chad Zunker, J.M. Dalgliesh, Michael Connelly, J.D. Kirk, Mike Omer and Isabella Maldonado. 

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT PAULA LENNON:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A must-read, I like the characters and the mix of suspense and humour. I await the next book by Ms. Lennon.” Elaine

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “With its piercing social lens and realistic, character-driven plot, Murder in Montego Bay is a superb debut for Paula Lennon.” Vijayalakshmi

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Lennon’s writing definitely transports you to the island whether you’ve been there before or not.” Shan

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book is very well written and plotted. The suspense starts out immediately and increases through the rest of the book.” Joyce

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent on local colour.” Marina

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “First-class murder mystery with multiple suspects, dead-end leads and sleuths with egos and other personal matters that do not make this case straightforward.” Gwyneth

MEET THE DETECTIVES:
RATHAN PREDDY is a tough-talking, patriotic Jamaican detective and leader of the Pelican Walk Major Crimes Team. Determined to halt the murder rate in Montego Bay despite limited resources and a hostile top brass, Preddy gets the additional help in the form of newly-arrived foreigner, Sean Harris. But the jury is out on whether the new guy is going to be any good. Or whether the locals will understand his broad Glaswegian brogue.

SEAN HARRIS is an outspoken, red-headed Scottish detective with a stubborn streak. In his fifties, with nearly two decades in law enforcement, he’s been sent on secondment to Jamaica. While sympathetic to the cause of crime reduction, Harris is frustrated by the Jamaican methods of policing and not shy with his opinions. Much to the chagrin of his new colleagues.

ALSO BY PAULA LENNON
PREDDY AND HARRIS
Book 1: MURDER AT MONTEGO BAY
Book 2: MURDER UNDER THE PALMS
Book 3: MURDER AT SUGAR RUSH BEACH