Death Dances to a Reggae Beat

By Kate Grilley

Book Overview

Kelly Ryan has just moved to the Caribbean island of St. Chris to run a top-rated radio station. She knew that her new life would be full of adventure--but she never expected murder.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425175065
• ISBN13: 9780425175064
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

don't break de lime m' son.

St.Chris, St. Croix, whatever. I lived on the island in my early twenties, and kate captured the essence of life as a transplant from stateside. I had fun reading her story as fluffy as it was yet at the same time recalling wonderful memories of life in C'sted. Looking forward to reading the next two books. Now I know where I'm going to spend my next summer vacation.

A good beach read - literally and figuratively

Kelly Ryan is living the island life. She's general manager for the island's radio station, participates in the local effort to help nesting turtles and has a nice guy in life. Then things start to go wrong. She inherits the chairmanship of the local parade committee. Her boyfriend goes skiing and never comes back. Then the most obnoxious member of her committee, a recent arrival and know-it-all, is found murdered on the turtle's nesting beach. Kelly isn't planning to investigate a murder but curiosity gets the best of her.While this is not classic literature, it is a fun and light departure for the genre. It even managed nominations for best first novel from both the Agatha and MacCavity folks. It also garnished an Anthony best paperback nomination. I enjoyed the setting which Grilley uses well with only a couple of boring tourist lectures. She gives us "continentals" a vicarous insight into really living on an island. The plot is so-so at best with too few real contenders for the killer (tho the reason for the killing is pretty clever).Bottom-line: a tropical cozy for your beach or poolside reading OR save it for a snowstorm when you need a mental vacation.

Ed Beach's Review

As an owner of a small Book Store named The Bookie I often get a chance to read an advanced copy. This wonderful mystery takes place on a small island in the Carribbean. Both the author and I live on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. For anyone who is currently living there, there will be a book signing soon. Call us for details at 340 773-2592.