Death by Reality Check: A Hilarious Feel-Good Cozy Mystery

About Death by Reality Check: A Hilarious Feel-Good Cozy Mystery

A tropical backdrop. A second chance at love. And one contestant who won’t make it to the next episode.

When an international dating show for over-50 singles sets up on San Malvino, the island braces for dramatic confessions, questionable chemistry, and far too many cameras in places they shouldn’t be. For once, the chaos comes with a production schedule. It doesn’t stay that way.

A week into filming, one of the controversial contestants is found dead, far from the cameras, in a quiet corner no one was supposed to visit. Detective Mendoza now has a cast full of hopeful romantics, a production team that edits reality for a living, and footage that doesn’t quite match anyone’s story. Everyone insists they were exactly where they were supposed to be, but half of the actual footage is missing.

While Reg, Alex, and Bombay navigate staged dates and off-camera tensions, one thing becomes clear: someone’s past just caught up with them, and they were willing to kill to keep it off camera. Can the island’s favorite sleuths figure out what the victim uncovered before the truth gets edited out for good? It’s show time on San Malvino.