Title: Death down under
Description: Yolanda Prescott is Hispanic, 27, and impertinent. She carries unhealed emotional scars from a bout of alcoholism and more recently from the untimely death of her mother; a death that resulted in a pall existing between Yolanda and her father. She supports herself by hacking computers to locate deadbeat dads, runaway moms, etc. As she puts it, it isn't much of a living, but its honest work - if not entirely legal. She stumbles onto a bargain trip to New Zealand and hopes to vacation away her pain. However, the first morning she is awakened with a dead man lying next to her. Initially incarcerated, she is quickly exonerated, but while attempting to restart her vacation, the bad guys attempt to kill her and force her to go on the run. During her ensuing travails, Yolanda discovers the secret of the dead body and the reason members of the New Zealand Government are using all their power to capture her. The chase spans the South Island of New Zealand, during which she learns life lessons vital in healing the wounds from her mother's death and reconciling with her father.
Subjects: Murder, Fiction, Investigation, Hispanic Americans
Places: New Zealand