He built a bank where money never had to be real—until a dead man brought it crashing down.
In the Caribbean, one man always thinks he’s the smartest in the room—until he isn’t.
Paul Higham believes he’s engineered the perfect life: a private offshore bank in paradise, a seamless money-laundering machine, and a marriage that doubles as his guarantee of political protection.
But the island keeps receipts.
When a surprise American auditor arrives early, a cartel client shows up furious, and a body turns up inside Paul’s office, everything begins to heat up.. Suddenly the temperature isn’t just tropical—it’s lethal. Paul finds himself boxed in by the island’s power family, a smiling pastor who knows far too much, and an auditor who is far sharper than he appears.
And offshore secrets don’t stay buried long—especially when there’s a hurricane building offshore.
One Smart Dead is a fast, darkly comic tropical crime thriller about greed, pressure, bad decisions, and the moment every scammer discovers the same truth—in paradise, somebody always ends up dead.
Perfect for readers of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, and Ozark fans who want that sharp, dangerous, funny, sunlit noir.
