Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peril in Paradise | 2008 | Marty Ambrose | Buy |
| 2 | Island Intrigue | 2009 | Marty Ambrose | Buy |
| 3 | Murder in the Mangroves | 2010 | Marty Ambrose | Buy |
| 4 | Killer Kool | 2011 | Marty Ambrose | Buy |
| 5 | Coastal Corpse | 2016 | Marty Ambrose | Buy |
Marty Ambrose’s Mango Bay Mysteries series has five books set in a tropical locale, starting with Peril in Paradise in 2008. The next three entries, Island Intrigue, Murder in the Mangroves, and Killer Kool, came out in consecutive years from 2009 to 2011. After a longer break, the fifth book, Coastal Corpse, appeared in 2016.
The titles alone hint at the series’ mix of danger and warm-weather settings. Reading them in order makes the most sense, since the mysteries build on returning characters and the Mango Bay location that ties the stories together.