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Blood Orchids
Blood Orchids | Toby Neal
5 posts | 8 read | 9 to read
Hawaii is palm trees, black sand and blue water-but for policewoman Lei Texeira, there's a dark side to paradise. Lei has overcome a scarred past to make a life for herself as a cop in the sleepy Big Island town of Hilo. On a routine patrol she finds two murdered teenagers-one of whom she'd recently busted. With its echoes of her own past, the murdered girl's harsh life and tragic death affect Lei deeply. She becomes obsessed-even as the killer is drawn to Lei's intensity, feeding off her vulnerabilities and toying with her sanity. Despite her obsession with the case and fear that she's being stalked, Lei finds herself falling in love for the first time. Steaming volcanoes, black sand beaches and shrouded fern forests are the backdrop to Lei's quest for answers-and the stalker is closer than she can imagine, as threads of the past tangle in her future. Lei is determined to find the killer-but he knows where to find her first.
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Blueberry
Blood Orchids | Toby Neal
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How to rate this...
I gave it thumbs up for most of the book. But OMG, the last 20% is so freaking much. I feel icky after finishing. So many triggers.

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bookandbedandtea
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Interesting mysteries, horrible backstories, descriptive writing, strong characters, very well read by the performer.
TW: child abuse, sexual assault, stalking

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bookandbedandtea
Blood Orchids | Toby Neal
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#20series20days Day 18
Paradise Crime series
Lei Texeira is a young police officer whose first case in Hilo, Hawaii hits way too close to home (see trigger warnings) so in subsequent books she moves islands regularly and continues solving crimes which show the "dark side of paradise". The writing is very descriptive and I feel like I'm getting a brief, scary Hawaiian vacation when I read one.
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Looks good. 4y
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EadieB
Blood Orchids | Toby Neal
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Day 17 - #TropicalSetting #DearDecember

I read this book and it took place in Hawaii which is a tropical setting.

Eggs 🤗📚👏🏻👏🏻📚🤗 5y
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3CatsAndABook
Blood Orchids | Toby Neal
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The only thing I liked about this book was the beautiful descriptions of everything Hawaii. 🌺
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Melli Now Im afraid to ever read it I have the first three on kindle that I got for free 6y
3CatsAndABook @Melli Go ahead, you may like them, the reviews are good on Goodreads so maybe it's just me 6y
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