Hawai'i, cozy-mystery, law-enforcement, university, murder, murder-investigation, amateur-sleuth, relationships, first-in-series, new-series, diving, cultural-differences, Bouvier-des-Flandres, Borzoi-puppy, psychologist****

Excellent first in a new series!
Hawai'i is so beautiful and parts of it are described in detail. Diving can be treacherous and that is exactly how the murders begin. Who thinks of sequential murders in such an idyllic place?! Lots of fascinating characters (including the expected sexpests), two amazingly beautiful dogs, and the sadness that comes with a relationship failure. the suspense escalated until the amazing conclusion.
I just know that the next will be even better!
I requested and received an EARC from The Wild Rose Press, Inc via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )