William Hatfield

Cheating Deaths William Hatfield

Key West has had a missing person's problem for years. A month ago, Monroe County detectives found a pattern, along with a stash of bodies, shrink-wrapped, and stashed in the old WWII submarine pits. A serial killer or killers is on the loose, and killing season is fast approaching. Someone is killing tourists, during two peak party periods every year. Fantasy Fest and Mardi Gras, and Fantasy Fest is just weeks away. Can Detective Sergeant Lori Lynn Buffington, and her two detectives, Nico Skourellos and Latrelle Harper, discover a pattern? Or will the bodies keep piling up?Meanwhile, things are changing around Eldamar. Tess Carter is enrolled at the Key West School of Massage, and the love of her life, Tuesday Dumarest, is studying for her captain's license. They've never spent any significant time apart since they became friends, then lovers. They're sworn to each other, but can they stay true with all the temptations of Key West, trying to pull them apart?Their roommate, musician Nathan Williams, has troubles of his own. Although they've never discussed it, apparently he is in a very serious relationship with Cuban-American Cartel Princess, Amber Machado. So serious she's talking about his moving in with her. On South Beach. Meanwhile, Fantasy Fest, where the dress code is mostly body paint, arrives, and the body count builds. Is anyone safe?