This mystery takes place in Key West, FL. Michelle owns a herb shop & she thinks her wild & broke long time friend Liz is in town for just a vacation but she's on the hunt for something hidden years ago that could help her out of her growing gambling debts. As she tries to hide her debt from Michelle, she makes a new friend, has some fun, works on her tan but people are murdered and kidnapped. Trouble seems to have a way of following Liz....
I enjoyed this book. It made me remember being in Key West. I went on a honeymoon to Key West the trip was great anyway! It was nice there but I was looking for beached which I was told when I was there that in Key West there was only man-made beaches. booo! This book made me remember the good times of my trip. You should try it, if you have never been to Key West then you can go with this book. Book 2 I'm sure will be good too. *I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*
Liz plans to visit her friend in Key West for vacation and then moves the date up after finding out her friend may have some valuables in storage. By the end of the book, I realized that I had read the second in this series, Spirits in the Keys, before this one and I liked that one better mainly because I didn't care for the character of Liz. She really wasn't a very good friend and it was hard to imagine why Maggie was so devoted to her. Besides getting Maggie into dangerous situations, she was too pushy about encouraging Maggie to drink, smoke cigars, go to dives. I enjoy light mysteries, but this was a little darker than I prefer. Liz was still quirky in the second book but not as encouraging of negative activity.