Chapter 77

Lily shook her head. “Laid back doesn’t mean no problems. Theft is a pretty big problem on the islands, and you’d better believe the people who live here have some great shit to steal. I would also put money on the fact that these homes aren’t occupied year-round. It’s one of the reasons they’re doing a porn shoot out here. Why not make extra cash on your million-dollar vacation home which you probably only visit every year or so?”

Dana frowned. She imagined if she had the money to buy a home like these, she would want to live in it year-round. Then again, whatever job allowed her to live such a way probably wouldn’t be one she could do from home.

“Any ideas where our guy is?” she asked.

“Yes. The shoot is at a place called the Black Palace, which is at the top of the hill.”

“Sounds ominous.”

They were walking along a wide street with no lines painted on it. The few people Dana saw out and about looked to be groundskeepers, and she saw no fewer than ten