To Lie in the Sun: A Kat Kelly Mystery

Kat Kelly and her husband, Mike, are back in Italy, this time on the lush island of Ischia. It's their first vacation since the COVID pandemic and Kat intends to make up for lost time with endless swims in the turquoise sea, long lunches of the local pastas, and bottomless bottles of crisp Campanian whites. And it can all be had at Torre del Mare, a cliffside hotel run by the glamorous actress turned hotelier, Gabriella Marcello. It's a much-needed get away...with murder.

The hotel caters to an international clientele ranging from a German cinematographer in town for a film festival; a British couple who jet off to Dubrovnik just to eat dinner; a French mother and daughter who speak little English - and almost never to each other; a Black American photographer in her seventies who is never without a martini and a biting remark; and the wealthy and mercurial Gianni family. They make for an entertaining group of fellow travelers - and an even better pool of suspects. Because soon enough Kat finds one of them dead - and the murderer must be someone staying among them.