The Body in Blackwater Bay — Paula Gosling

MURDER IN PARADISE...
It's an idyllic spot called Paradise, just the place for a city detective like Jack Stryker to enjoy the wind off the Great Lakes and recover from a gunshot wound. Under the watchful eye of Kate Trevorn -- English professor, girlfriend and now temporary nurse -- Stryker is recuperating nicely. Then Daria Grey appears. Kate's childhood friend, Daria claims her estranged ex-husband is harassing her, threatening her life. Stryker insists it's not his problem. But when her husband turns up on her lawn -- shot dead -- Stryker jumps out of the deck chair and on the case. Now he's got to find out the truth: Is Daria a coldhearted killer or an innocent victim? And if she isn't the killer...who is?