The P.I. team, CJ Washburn and his wife, Stella, the former Stella Summers, have been married only a few days when they head out on their honeymoon to New Zealand, the land of sailing, penguins and volcanoes, as well as a bloody bedroom of death. Liam Henwood and two of his young children were brutally murdered in their Papatoetoe home while his wife, Chloe, and oldest daughter were away in the States. Now the devastated pair are on the plane with the Washburns, flying home to bury their family. Not long after they meet the heartrending pair, CJ and Stella find themselves embroiled in the search for the murderer, themselves winding up in his deadly grip. From Auckland and Papatoetoe to National Park on North Island, across Cook Strait to South Island and on down to Christchurch, they pursue both the killer and their honeymoon.
"5***** I have read each book in the CJ Washburn series and each one is better than the other. Newly weds CJ and Stella are on their honeymoon in New Zealand but can't seem to escape murder and bad guys. A shocking murder occurred and the local police want to write it off as a home invasion. A distraught grandfather begs CJ and Stella to investigate, so how could this refuse?
As well as the action, I enjoyed the local color and characters in this novel. Looking forward to the next book in the series, that is if CJ and Stella decide to continue taking on risky cases. This one almost ended in disaster."
