A Great Year for Dying — Basil Copper

Another ingenious, fast-moving thriller featuring private eye MikeFaraday. Off the coast of California lies Firecreek Island, where a millionaire's luxury paradise is guarded by dogs, men and all the apparatus of privilege. Private eye Mike Faraday is hired by the lovely Sandy Shetland to probe Firecreek's mysteries - and is soonfighting for his life. The final secret of the island is not revealed until the end, in one of Mike's most absorbing and horrific cases.