Troubles in Paradise

by Elin Hilderbrand

First published 2020

Irene Steele has moved to her late husband's villa on St. John, trying to build a new life in the Caribbean after learning Russ lived a double life. The FBI arrives with questions that shatter her fragile peace. Evidence suggests the helicopter crash that killed Russ was no accident. Irene and her sons work to establish themselves on the island while someone in a Jeep with tinted windows follows their family. The local community watches their struggle unfold. Friends offer support as mysteries deepen around Russ's death and his hidden activities. A storm builds in the Atlantic as unexpected help arrives from an unknown source. The Steele family faces revelations about the secrets and lies that brought them to this Caribbean paradise. All the truth about their transformation will finally emerge.

Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, family-drama

Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful

Tropes: found-family, secrets-and-lies

Setting: Caribbean, St. John

Period: Contemporary

352 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company

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