All journalist Roland "Beanie" Bean wanted was a relaxing Easter Sunday with his family. Just four-year-old Ethan hunting for eggs, two-year-old Evan toddling through the sunshine, and wife Noelle mingling at a neighborhood party in one of the island's most exclusive enclaves.

But between Ethan ripping begonias out of flower beds like a tiny tornado, Evan insisting on being held over every candy barrel, and Noelle giving him the side-eye for sneaking peeks at his phone during polite conversation, Beanie's version of a "relaxing holiday" looks a lot like organized chaos with better weather.

When two-year-old Evan leads Beanie to a "sleepy lady" in the Hibiscus grove, and the sleepy lady turns out to be the host's wife, who clearly didn't die of natural causes, what started as a festive afternoon becomes the beginning of Beanie's most complicated case yet. His reporter instincts flicker to life, but his only thought is getting his little boy away from the scene and back into Noelle's arms.

Assigned by the Palmchat Gazette to cover what the paper dubs "The Egg Hunt Murder," Beanie reluctantly digs in, even though he'd rather be working on a bigger story about a powerful island cartel making moves into local politics. But as the weeks pass and he juggles bedtime negotiations with Ethan, Noelle's lingering worries about Evan's wellbeing, and interviews with a neighborhood full of residents hiding affairs, blackmail, and troubling secrets, Beanie stumbles onto a surprising connection between the murder and a shady operation that hits closer to home than he expected.

When his questions start making the wrong people nervous, Beanie realizes he may have underestimated just how far someone will go to keep their secrets buried...

Now Beanie needs to untangle the truth before things get any more dangerous. Because Ethan still requires three bedtime stories before he'll close his eyes, Evan's not going to carry himself to bed, and Noelle is waiting for the husband who keeps promising that this is the last late night.

A springtime cozy mystery featuring a devoted dad and journalist navigating murder, mayhem, toddler meltdowns, and bedtime routines in the sun-drenched Caribbean. Perfect for readers seeking clever sleuthing with heart, family warmth, and a tropical twist. Can be read as a standalone.