Murder on the Tropic

Hugh Rennert #4

by Todd Downing

An American customs agent looks into a murder in Mexico as a hurricane bears down on the tropical landscape in this “first-rate” mystery (Kirkus Reviews).   US Customs Service agent and amateur sleuth Hugh Rennert has been invited to Hacienda Flores, an isolated mountain retreat in Mexico. A consortium of Texas investors with an interest in the place have asked him to investigate a murder that could be bad for business . . .   But confronting a killer isn’t the only danger Rennert faces as an epic storm approaches in this mystery filled with twists and turns that, according to the New York Times Book Review, are “guaranteed to keep the reader interested and greatly puzzled.”

Genres: Mystery Thriller, Mystery

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 26, 2012

Reviews

[Alicia Peacock · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't believe this was written in 1935. It was just so engaging. This takes place in a Mexican Hacinda where investors are dropping like flies. The descriptions of the location and the weather really paint the picture for the backdrop of the mystery. Hugh Renert is sent to the Hacienda to convince one of the investors to sell their shares. He is also to investigate the disappearance of the drinking water. It was so good in who did it and how they did it. Short read but has everything a good mystery needs.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

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