Lexi’s life is a balancing act and it’s about to come crashing down. She was considered the best bank fraud investigator in the country. Unfortunately, now she’s in disgrace and working at the last bank that will employ her. And even that bank president would love to find any excuse to fire her. But when the bank's wealthiest client insists on hiring Lexi to find his missing daughter, the bank president can’t refuse. Has the client's daughter been abducted or is she just enjoying spring break with her latest questionable boyfriend? Lexi manages to track the naive young heiress to a remote resort, deep in the jungles of Sumatra. It’s a place where rich guests disappear and things don't add up. Even worse, she’s totally blindsided when she comes face-to-face with the cause of her downfall - the one man she never wanted to see again. Suddenly Lexi discovers things are about to get deadly. Can she get the heiress to safety in time? If you enjoy clean, fun cozy mysteries in exotic locations, then don’t miss a Swindle in Sumatra . A multi-award winning book and an Amazon/Kindle Scout Selection. AN AMAZON/KINDLE SCOUT PROGRAM SELECTION - sponsored by Kindle Press EVVY AWARD - SILVER MEDALIST READERS CHOICE AWARD - THIRD PLACE BARBARA KYLE MANUSCRIPT COMPETITION - WINNER VENTURA COUNTY WRITERS CONFERENCE BEST FIRST CHAPTER - WINNER Suspense, intrigue, mystery, excitement and romance, Land Sharks: A Swindle in Sumatra has it all and more. Lexi is a fraud investigator for an exclusive Beverly Hills bank and the heroine of the story. She is sent on an assignment to Sumatra to bring back a client's rich daughter. Steve is the boss's son and is sent along on the journey to learn from Lexi. As Lexi and Steve arrive in Sumatra and find Karista, the rich daughter, they realize that the task of separating her from Javier, her new boyfriend, will not be easy. It quickly becomes apparent that Javier is a bad guy who has done many bad things and is simply interested in Krista's money and nothing more. Steve and Lexi find themselves in life threatening situations several times. Much to Lexi's surprise, she discovers that Andre, her old boyfriend, is also in Sumatra and may be there intentionally to keep her out of harm's way. There are several twists and turns before the case is concluded and everyone can go back home. Land Shark is everything it claims to be and more. I read it very quickly because I just couldn't stand the suspense and was really anxious to find out what would happen next. Nancy Raven Smith is a master with words and made the story come alive and the characters very real. This is a must-read book for all mystery, suspense and detective lovers - men, women, young and old. Please do not pass up the chance to read a really well written, exciting story. - Reviewed By Trudi LoPreto for Readers' Favorite Pack your bags and don't forget a rain coat. The place is Sumatra. The season is soon to be Monsoon and the mystery is about to get a whole lot more sit on the edge of your chair exciting in Nancy Raven Smith's debut mystery/romance novel, Land Sharks - A Swindle in Sumatra! Alexis ('Lexi') Winslow isn't a cop anymore--at least not in the conventional sense of the definition. While she still has razor sharp skills when it comes to catching the bad guy, she does it on her terms. Her latest feat is to shut down a credit card scam in Beverly Hills, the town where everything glitters and Botox rules. As she surveils the shenanigans of the two-man operation in the swank restaurant, unbeknownst to two-bit Eddie, he is about to get nailed to the wall. After successfully shutting down the operation, little does she know her wealthy boss, Morgan Harrison is about to give her an assignment that will take her to the far reaches of Sumatra. It seems Morgan's over privileged daughter, Karissa, is missing. What's worse is her roomie Denise won't be much help in finding her. She's dead. The only clue to Karissa's whereabouts, according to daddy, is she has left suddenly on holiday to Sumatra of all places with her charming and quite mysterious boyfriend, Javier. Much to Lexi's chagrin, her job title has suddenly shifted from investigating bank fraud to missing persons and she won't be traveling solo to Sumatra. 'Daddy' Harrison is grooming his handsome twenty-something son Steve for the business. Lexi learns she will be accompanied by Steve for this trip. Not only does she have to travel to the far reaches of the world to (hopefully) bring Harrison's daughter back safely, but babysitting his son while doing so has been added to her list of things to do. Nancy Raven Smith has a strong handle on how to build the perfect balance between mystery and intrigue across the pages of Land Sharks - A Swindle in Sumatra. In this particular genre, it is vitally important to 'deliver the body' within the first handful of pages and ramp the story from there. Not only does Smith successfully accomplish the task, but whips the st