Twenty Blue Devils

MysteryLarge Print EditionGideon Oliver is at the top of his form . . . Elkins rewards his readers with a riveting mystery. starred, Publishers WeeklyA potpourri of clever plotting, grisly detail, witty dialogue, and belly laughs. Booklist* A Mystery Guild Featured SelectionThe dead man is the manager of Tahitis Paradise Coffee plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee in the world the luscious Blue Devil. His fall from a cliff is the latest in a string of mishaps, and FBI agent Jon Lau is becoming suspicious, so he calls in his friend Gideon Oliver, the best forensic expert in the business. But Gideon finds himself unwelcome in paradise. There seems to be a strange reluctance by the Blue Devil owners to uncover any wrongdoing, and he cant get an exhumation order. Sneaking into a graveyard late at night, Gideon finds the clues to foul play. But itll take time to cut to the heart of a crime for a motive that may have percolated through a family for decades.