Murder In Guadeloupe - 2023 - 6/10
AKA - Meurtres en Guadeloupe

The first corpse was on the roof, splayed out, covered with feathers.
Next body, feathers again. Lowered talk whispers a soucouyant.
The lead detective is an arrival from Paris; although born in the Caribbean, she had left years ago.
Her “assistant” is a retired commissioner, well-liked and accepted by the locals.
The settings are exotic, much mention is made of the era of slavery and racism, then there is the magic.
No romance in this, and the plotting is OK, weaving a tangle.
Locations and invention elevate this up from formula.