Call boy Derek Vaughn's corpse is found, skull crashed with a souvenir snow cone, in the cabana he rents long-term in Hector Romero's hotel, run day to day by his daughter Luisa. The scene investigation is greatly complicated by a sudden explosion. Natalia eagerly agrees to date handsome Joe Grafton, only to find he was Derek's bitter rival. Last client Gretchen Cambridge lies about more then cheating on rarely-home husband Steven with Derek, who has another relevant lover and a secret non-admirer.
—KGF Vissers