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Even a holiday can be darkest before dawn: this Christmas is a family kitchen mystery.She just wants to survive.The sixteen-year-old Robin Hood bandit responsible for starting an anarchy movement in Hawaii is now the target of an escape plot at a juvenile detention center, sparking FBI agent Lei Texeira to get involved with a manhunt.She just wants to find the burglar.Someone is stealing food from Aunty Rosario's restaurant kitchen, but the holiday takes an unexpected turn when she catches the thief in the act.Favorite Hawaii recipes submitted by readers and served in Aunty Rosario's Hawaiian Food Place restaurant are included!***Clipped Wings 4.5 takes place between Broken Ferns #4 and Twisted Vine #5. A portion appeared as a short story in an anthology.***

"Paradise is plundered by pirates. Someone is attacking and robbing luxury yachts as they sail the Hawaiian Islands leaving their passengers missing and presumed dead. Sergeant Lei Texeira, with her typical leap first look later style, dives into a case with the Coast Guard to find answers that lie as deep as Davy Jones' locker. He's taking back what was stolen.The Pirate King has a hidden agenda that's bigger than the pillage of luxury yachts, and he'll stop at nothing to reign on the sea. Lei is back, solving crime!"--

She wants it all: to catch a murderer, find a missing formula, and blow off a little steam in a great pair of shoes.Special Agent Marcella Scott gets into sand way over her Manolos investigating the death of a prominent scientist washed up on a Waikiki beach with a bullet hole between the eyes. The victim's project, a genetically-engineered algae that could solve the world fuel crisis, has been stolen from the development lab, a hotbed of intrigue where everyone on the project has something to hide-including Marcella. It was supposed to be simple: kill the scientist and grab the formula. Now he has to stop a relentless FBI agent any way he can.He's in too deep. He's trapped. They're closing in, and he'll kill anyone he has to in order to walk away."Stolen in Paradise is a wonderful mashup between Hawaii Five O and a romantic suspense novel where the protagonist is a kick-ass FBI agent with protective Italian parents, and a dark past in relationships." Kimmy's Korner Reviews

I never realized how much I wanted to live until the choice was no longer mine.I've spent my entire life unraveling mysteries of the human mind as a police psychologist, but somehow, I've ended up here: drunk, mostly naked, and locked out of my own house in the rain. I think I might be an alcoholic.I refuse to enter rehab like my station chief wants. I'll do it my way, by hiking Haleakala on Maui and kicking the booze on my own in the crater.Only, I'm not alone.There's an unusual man on the doorstep of my cabin, and he wants his own brand of therapy. With me.Alcohol is no longer my biggest problem.Now I have to survive long enough to escape."This psychological thriller pits one woman's personal demons against those of her stalker to create a compelling, well-told dual confession." Kirkus Reviews"Toby Neal weaves a spell-binding suspense (novel) that pulls you in with breathtaking scenery, flawed characters, and brilliantly twisted psychology." Gae-Lynn Woods, author of the Cass Elliott Crime Series

Paradise holds a feast of motives for murder.He wants it all...and ends up with a knife in the back.Michael Stevens investigates the murder of a chef in a fine dining restaurant on Maui that's a buffet of possible motives where jealousy, passion, and revenge top the menu. A host of familiar characters, from Jared Stevens to Dr. Wilson, chime in from their perspectives, each contributing essential information to one of the most complex cases Stevens has ever encountered.A hurricane is no place for a baby.Nothing ever goes as planned for Lei and Stevens, and that includes the arrival of their first child. Lei is fully occupied with this personal project as her world is torn apart by powerful forces."Neal's writing is persistently riveting... masterly." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise has dark parallels.A child's skull, washed up on a beach, calls out for justice.The last thing detective Lei Texeira wants to do while her husband is deployed overseas is deal with a cold case involving child homicide, and rescuing a group of foster kids takes her beyond her personal limits.He just wants to live long enough to get home.Michael Stevens lands in a jungle hell filled with every kind of threat from crocodiles to kidnappers. Somehow he must get himself and his men to the rescue point, and defeat his inner demons along the way."Persistently riveting...Neal's writing is tenacious, highlighted by the masterly crosscutting of two exhilarating storylines." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise holds deep secrets.She just wants to save the reefs...and it gets her killed.Five years after the events of Rip Tides, Lei Texeira gets into hot water investigating a crime scene ninety feet down off of the tiny atoll of Molokini, where the death of a beautiful marine biologist is anything but an accident.He'll do anything to beat his demons.Lei's husband, Michael Stevens, is desperate to kill an enemy from within, and it drives him to make a choice his wife will never sanction.Can Lei and Stevens find the answers they need before their different directions tear them apart?"Bone Hook is a masterful, gripping story, destined to become a favorite journey into the darkness of selfishly deceitful human machinations set in the paradise of Hawaii." R.S. Guthrie, author of Blood LandGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise swirls with deadly currents.She has to avenge a champion.Surfing star Makoa Simmons washes up after tragically drowning on Maui, and Detective Lei Texeira plunges into a high-profile case whose dark and tangled motives reach deep into the elite world of professional surfing on the North Shore of Oahu.He'll kill to come out on top.The darkest of motives drive a murderer with multiple axes to grind, and Lei must follow her instincts into new territory even as her husband, Michael Stevens, struggles with heartbreak of another kind."Another fantastic mystery featuring Lei Texeira and the wonderful, deftly drawn characters populating the Lei Crime Series." Emily Kimelman, author of the Sydney Rye Mystery SeriesGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is burning.She's going after the Shroud Killer--by herself.Detective Lei Texeira has had enough of an elusive enemy that strikes at her by hitting the ones she loves. Taking matters into her own hands, she stalks a killer to the Big Island, uncovering old vendettas and new tragedies.Meanwhile... he just loves fire.Fire is cleansing. Fire is beauty. Fire is pure power, and a pyromaniac tangles with Michael Stevens in a case that catches the innocent in raging flames."Toby Neal's series is a wonderful achievement in consistency and style, introducing us to a rich landscape filled with memorable characters." Detective (Ret) David Swinson, author of The Second GirlGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is threatened by a fight for sacred artifacts.She just wants to disarm the IED.Newly assigned to the bomb squad, Detective Lei Texeira struggles with skills that may be dangerously out of reach, even as a heinous crime strikes close to home and catches her husband in the crossfire.The woman is his. And if he can't have her, she'll have to die.An investigation into heiau desecrations must take a back seat to the emergence of an enemy who leaves shrouds as a calling card, targeting those closest to Lei and Stevens."Neal is a powerful writer, and her prose is often effortless and elegant." Kirkus ReviewsGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is fighting a battle of extinction.Someone is hunting the hunters.A poacher's death in the cloud forest on Maui draws Detective Lei Texeira into a bizarre case in a rare setting highlighting the peril of Hawaii's native birds.They deserve to die for what they've done.A killer with a conscience will stop at nothing to save the lives of birds on the brink of extinction.Lei pursues the case with her usual leap-first, look-later style, but can she catch a killer and still make it to her own wedding?"Toby Neal creates a captivating balance between the beauty of the islands contrasted with the ugliness of murder, and complicated by the trials of Detective Lei's personal life. A must-read!" Thomas K. Matthews, author of RejectionGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is filled with dead men walking.He had everything ahead of him.The handsome son of a Senator lay posed on his bed, drug paraphernalia on the side table, along with a goodbye note...but something doesn't add up to suicide for Special Agent Lei Texeira and tech agent Sophie Ang.An angel of death is still an angel.Even dying people need a little help taking that last step to die with dignity, and Lightbody is the one to push them over the edge.Can Lei and Sophie stop a criminal who's sure he's doing the right thing?"Toby Neal scores a royal flush in this fifth of an unmissable crime series for mystery fans!" J.C. Martin, author of OracleGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise can be merciless.Does she really want to bring down the bandit? Lei made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu. Her first big case as an agent draws national media attention as a teenage Robin Hood robs from the rich and gives to the poor, hopping from island to island in a stolen airplane.Someone has to make things right.Impoverished and orphaned, the Smiley Bandit isn't going to take it anymore. The angry teen steals a private plane and sets off on a crime spree fueled by social media and designed to draw attention to the income gap in Hawaii...but things soon spiral out of control, and lives are at stake."Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal." Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan's ChoiceGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise hides darkness behind a beautiful face.The teen in the car at the base of the cliff is no suicide.When a nameless young girl is found in a crashed vehicle on the rocks of one of Maui's black lava cliffs, Detective Lei Texeira can't rest until she finds out what really happened. She blazes through all the wealth and poverty of Maui island society in her quest for justice even as she faces the personal demons of commitment and revenge that threaten the only real love she's ever known.That girl should never have crossed me.I know who I am--a procurer of beautiful things for people who can afford them. Men and women for pleasure, fine art for collectors, and money for the mob. Lei Texeira is nothing but an annoyance. I'll take everything she loves, burn down her house, and take her life, too...just because I can."Toby Neal's stories have a relentless, charged energy that heat up every page." Holly Robinson, author of Sleeping TigersGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise is full of missing people.She's the only one who realizes they're gone.Detective Lei Texeira and her dog, Keiki, transfer to the lush, tropical island of Kaua`i where she uncovers a pattern of disappearances that may be related to a bizarre cult--or is it just one madman at work?He knows what he does is wrong... but he has to silence the voices.He thought he'd finally find peace with this latest sacrifice, but there's someone coming for him... and she's getting way too close."Lei is both tough detective and vulnerable woman in this second winning novel in the popular Hawaii mystery series created by Toby Neal." David Bishop, author of The WomanGrab this fast paced mystery with a twist of romance, and take a trip to Hawaii with the series that's sold more than a million copies!

Paradise has no protection from a hacker with a hidden agenda.Do you love a woman sleuth with a dark past, a great dog, and a complicated romantic life?Meet tech agent Sophie Ang.Sophie's emotions are battered by a child kidnapping case, and in tracking the criminal ring, her rogue data analysis program D.A.V.I.D. identifies an anomaly that leads her into a cat-and-mouse game online with a deadly enemy whose motives are unclear. The chase lures her through dark corridors of cyberspace into a confrontation with the violence from her past that sent her fleeing to the United States. She'll need every skill she's learned to defeat her worst nightmare-and the stakes couldn't be higher.**Top 100 Notable Indie Book 2016, Shelf Unbound Magazine**"Toby Neal has created a wonderfully rounded action heroine with everything: looks, brains, mixed martial arts prowess, and the ability to swear proficiently in Thai." Russell Blake, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Thriller Author

Paradise is a hotbed of deadly motives.Is it wrong to steal from the rich and give to the poor?Sophie and her team delve into a new case involving missing funds from a prestigious private school with connections to Hawaii's royalty--but the online grifter might have justice on their sideWould you choose poison or a knife to kill someone you cared about?> .

Paradise is stalked by a relentless evil.What would you do if your family was threatened?Sophie just wants to settle down with her unusual family--but a powerful presence sweeps in to steal her joy. At her most vulnerable physically and emotionally, Sophie must rise up to hunt down those who would take what's most precious to her. The boundaries of love and friendship are tested as the men in her life grapple with their roles, each trying to help--but in the end, it's Sophie who must face the darkness from her past and vanquish it."The Paradise Crime books really should be picked up as a film script...they're that good!" Nancy S., Reviewer

Paradise is haunted by betrayal.What if you discovered that those closest to you were not who they seemed?Tech sleuth Sophie Ang, her lovable dog Ginger, and her partner, Jake Dunn, tackle a new case involving a famous hula festival on the Big Island--but that's only one of the hot situations demanding Sophie's attention. Repercussions from the past and the return of a deadly relative threaten to tear apart the fragile life Sophie's trying to build. Everyone around her seems to want more from Sophie than she can give, and one of them plans to take her life.In the midst of a volcano of conflicting agendas, Sophie must find a way to truth, victory and freedom."Neal's writing is persistently riveting... Masterly." Kirkus Reviews

Paradise is filled with deadly secrets.What would you do if you were a killer's loose end?Palm trees, volcanoes, and black sand beaches are the backdrop for murder as security specialist Sophie Ang, and her dog Ginger, are swept up in a multi-layered case on the Big Island of Hawaii working with a US Marshal to protect an important witness. A ghost from Sophie's past returns to haunt her, and a love triangle tears at her heart. Sophie will need all of her friends, lovers, tech-savvy, and skills to stay alive...and that's just her day job."Toby Neal has an amazing talent for weaving a complex and exciting plot together with fascinating descriptions of the characters' emotions and fears. I can't wait for the next book!" Walt, Advance Reader

Paradise hides too many bodies.How would you take on a serial killer?Sophie Ang's lovable dog Ginger has a nose for murder, and leads her tech sleuth mistress through perilous lava fields on the Big Island to a terrible discovery. Sophie is plunged into a new investigation with dynamic partner Jake Dunn, searching for a missing young woman who is just one of many. Sparks fly between the two as they dig into layers of deception and darkness, rousing the attention of true evil."Toby Neal sets a relentless pace that will keep you up way past your bedtime!" Advance Reader

Paradise has no protection from a hidden evil.What would you do to rescue a child trapped in darkness?Security specialist Sophie Ang goes "off the grid" into the remote valley of Kalalau on Kaua`i, where she stumbles across the disappearance of a young boy. As she races against time to save him, uncovering ugly secrets hidden in the heart of the jungle, the events she tried to flee on Oahu gather momentum. Special Agent Marcella Scott straps on her heels and wades in to help deal with what the cyber vigilante the Ghost has left behind, and trying to clear Sophie from a murder charge."If you're ready to hold your breath and drop everything for a few good hours, find your most comfy chair and start reading this series!" Laura P., Goodreads

Paradise hides a master thief.What if diamonds aren't a girl's best friend?A heist at a high-end auction house sends tech specialist Sophie on a new case hunting down a thief whose skills match her own. Even as she chases a cache of precious gems, events begun in a distant land threaten the fragile happiness Sophie's building--and an enigmatic new partner brings challenges close to home, luring Sophie into the world of vigilante justice."Great character development, twists and turns! You never know how these books will end." Tango