Foul Play at La Playa by Amy Patricia Meade

Rated: 4 stars

Available: June 17, 2025

Stella and Nick have accompanied Alma and Mills to Playa Del Carmen for their wedding! The cabanas on the beach seem like the perfect place to begin a marriage but as they get to know the other tourists staying there, the cracks in the facade begin to show. When one of the guests is found dead in her lounge chair, Stella immediately suspects foul play, but who could have killed this woman? Literally anyone.

I love Stella and Nick and their relationship, it's also really sweet to see Mills and Alma finally tying the knot and starting their life together. They've vowed to relax and enjoy their vacation and the wedding and not get involved in any investigations but how can they help themselves when the infamous busybody who's been terrorizing other guests is offed?

The resort creates a closed room setting for this mystery, which makes investigating easy. All the resort guests have a secret, but they're all pretty open with sharing their history and admitting to their mistakes. As Stella talks to each of the guests she collects little bits and pieces of information, all of which seems completely inconsequential. With each bit of information, Stella is able to put together a picture of what actually happened when one last puzzle piece falls into place.

This is a great series and I have loved everything I've read by this author. If you haven't checked out Meade's books I highly recommend them all.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.