Bøker av Toby Neal

A cat hunt at Christmas on Maui...I'm Kat Smith, Secret Service agent turned postmaster sleuth in the small town of Ohia on Maui, and I'm dealing with my first private investigation at the holidays: Lady Sapphire, a pedigreed feline expecting her first litter on Christmas, has been stolen from her elderly owner. My hot pilot boyfriend Mr. K and I are up to our eyeballs in cozy mystery motives when we discover that Tiki, my beloved stray, has also disappeared.Now the hunt is personal, and I'll leave no furball unturned to bring these cats home."This story has ALL the feels. The perfect holiday escape read set in Hawaii!" Reviewer"The way Ms Neal describes the small town, inhabitants and scenery leaves me in a warm glow, and I can't wait for the next one." N, Bookbub

I'm Kat Smith, a Secret Service agent turned postmaster sleuth in a cozy small town on Maui called Ohia.Things have been nuts; I've been dealing with murder and mayhem since I moved into the shack behind the P.O. and was adopted by a stray cat named Tiki who has a nose for dead bodies.Now we have another amateur female investigator mystery to solve in our small town paradise, and if we're lucky, no one will die when the organized crime family who wants to take over moves in.Unfortunately, I've never been particularly lucky."Love this cozy humor mystery series with cat and Kat! A chuckle on every page." Reviewer

"A chuckle on every page!" ReviewerNothing's ever as it seems in Ohia, Maui, especially for me, Kat Smith.I'm Secret Service, not Postal Service, stuck in the back end of paradise and making the best of it when the grasping plans of a developer threaten to take out our small town. Even the evil post office cat, Tiki, is outraged by the hostile takeover of our "small island." Meanwhile, someone's out there whacking the bad guys. Literally.I have to find a way to help, or I might lose the place and people I'm coming to love.If you like the Miss Fortune series, you'll love Kat and her clue crew on Maui!"This series is my new addiction!" Reviewer

"If you like the MIss Fortune series, you'll love Kat and her clue crew on Maui!" Reviewer The coconut wireless is always humming in Ohia, Maui-and the latest topic of gossip is me, Kat Smith.I'm Secret Service, not Postal Service-but I feel like a criminal when I'm appointed postmaster to a cozy little village on Maui. Turns out I've stolen a well-earned promotion from beloved Auntie Pua Chang, who's been there forever-when all I want to do is hide out in paradise until the witch hunt to kill my career is over. I haven't been in Ohia a day when Tiki the post office cat brings a prize to my doorstep-a piece of the woman who had the job before me. I'm thrust into the middle of a murder mystery, and if I don't help solve it, I might be next. A fortune-telling general store owner, a hunky Hawaiian pilot, my cat Tiki, and a couple of well-meaning cops named Lei and Pono seem to want to help-but they're Auntie Pua supporters, and she'd be happy to see the last of me. This Hawaii village has more factions than a Mafia convention in Vegas, and I'm on my own tracking a killer with only a grumpy cat for backup."Lighter, less intense than than the other Paradise Crime series, but just as engaging." Reviewer

If Lisbeth Salander and Jack Reacher had a Black/Thai love child, she'd be Sophie...What would you do if the crime you were hired to solve tugged at your heartstrings? Private investigator Sophie's latest case weighs heavy: someone has desecrated the nesting grounds of the majestic Laysan Albatross on Oahu, annihilating a generation of endangered birds-and the outrageous crime appears to be spreading to other islands. Sophie teams up with Sergeant Lei Texeira on Maui to search for killer whose brutal activities outrage the public.Meanwhile, killer grandma Pim Wat continues to threaten the fragile peace Sophie is building with her family.Will Sophie be able to find the answers she seeks in time?"Action. Adventure. Intrigue. Suspense. Sophie's story jumps off the pages and pulls the reader into a world that's hard to leave at the end of each book!" Deb L., FB

If Lisbeth Salander and Jack Reacher had a Black/Thai love child, she'd be Sophie, and she's a badass. BUT SOPHIE'S IN TROUBLE.✅ Her mom is an assassin who wants to kill her and take her children✅ Her cyber-vigilante ex-boyfriend is now a cult leader with a ninja army✅ There's a handsome Frenchman making eyes✅ She has a newborn, a toddler, a nanny, and two dogs to deal with while trying to move house and fight crime✅ But right now, she needs to put on a bra and get ready for a showdown, because Mama's comin' to get her.Paradise can't contain an evil that's sworn revenge.What would you do if your mother wanted you dead?Sophie has fought hard for a measure of peace and safety for her loved ones, but her assassin mother, hidden behind a beautiful new face, has other plans for the family.>"I love how this author keeps changing it up! I never know what to expect in these books." R, Goodreads

Paradise can't contain a thirst for revenge.How would you handle a sadistic stalker?Security specialist Sophie Ang returns to Maui, working alongside dynamic partner Jake Dunn to solve a series of bizarre and escalating threats against a rocker with a beach mansion. But soon, catching a crazed stalker becomes the least of Sophie's problems: a deadly enemy is hell-bent on taking her down, along with anyone she cares about. Sophie's very identity is tested as she grapples with issues of conscience and survival in a struggle that takes her to the edge of heartbreak, and beyond."One of the year's best books!" KC, Goodreads

Paradise hides a thief with an obsession.What would you do to save something priceless?Security specialist Sophie Ang has a new case: someone is looting artifacts from a royal Hawaiian archaeological site on Maui. Things get deadly fast, and Sophie's friend, Detective Lei Texeira, takes the case. The women track a killer whose tangled motives extend high into the world of Hawaiian cultural affairs, and deep into the darkest of human motivations-and all the while, Sophie walks a tightrope between new love and heartbreak.***Finalist: Best Indie Book 2017***"Neal's female leads are strong, fierce, independent and fabulous although rough around the edges. She writes with such exquisite detail...immersing you into the island surroundings as though you are there. Exhilarating, suspenseful, thrilling, fast paced, action packed, easy flow, engaging, immersive, vulnerable, and scintillating." F. Thorn, reviewer

Paradise has no protection from an insidious cult.What would you do to defeat a deadly cult?'Wired in' to her computers, tech agent Sophie Ang has been content in her clean, cool tech lab, where she chases criminals online, continuing a dance in the dark with the enigmatic vigilante known as the Ghost. Tumultuous changes from without and within eject her from her FBI agency cocoon to the front lines, where she finds herself in partnership with a brilliant, overbearing, larger-than-life ex-Special Forces operative, Jake Dunn. They climb walls, dodge bullets, kidnap children and dig up bodies for a case that might cost her life-and has already taken her badge.***Award Finalist in Thriller/Adventure, 2017 Best Book Awards***"Neal's writing is persistently riveting... Masterly." Kirkus Reviews

"Sixteen years ago, Sergeant Lei Texeira met Harriet Vierra and Malia, the infant she adopted, in a deadly encounter in Mexico. Now a detective with the Maui Police Department, Harry works with Lei, and Malia, a teen sleuth, is determined to find her lost friend Camille. But Camille is only one of many missing girls. Young women are vanishing across the islands without a trace. Lei and Harry search for answers with the FBI, as Malia secretly conducts her own dangerous investigation: but for the girls taken by traffickers, time is running out."--

"Blowing off steam after a tough semester, Lei and her friend Kelly hit the border in a red Mustang convertible; but a series of deadly misadventures unfold that will change Lei's life forever. Affected by the events in Mexico, Lei adopts a young K-9 dropout to guard the home she shares with her aunt. They try to stop a series of neighborhood robberies, and Lei discovers the scariest thing of all... how far her dog Keiki will go to save her life."--

"In the very near future, on the tiny island of Lanai, teens from very different worlds must find a way to survive when technology is destroyed"--