Boca Moon

Former naval intelligence officer Lynn Woo runs a nature-tours charter business on Florida's Boca Grande island. She's traded her uniform for island prints, but the tenacity and smarts that served her well in the service come in handy when she gets involved in solving a triple homicide.

The first victim, the son-in-law of her former commanding officer, retired admiral Whit Jenkins, is found strung up between two mangrove trees. The second and third victims are locals, and, sadder still, were Lynn's friends. The connection between the murders is murky until a lucky break enables Lynn to link the three crimes to a dangerous group of gun runners. Espionage and intrigue are Woo's game -- one she's exceptional at playing. But now the rules have changed, because the killer knows the only way to win this one is to kill again.

This is #1 in Boca Grande Mystery.