The Moai Murders — Lyn Hamilton

Antiques dealer Lara McClintoch finds herself on the only vacation she's ever taken, after her best friend Moira convinces her to share her lifelong dream of seeing Easter Island -- now known as Rapa Nui -- and the Moai, its giant stone carvings. But their awe at the barrenly beautiful island is soon tempered by the fierce rivalries among a group of Rapa Nui experts staying at their hotel -- one of whom winds up dead. And it's up to Lara to discover whose expertise in murder might render the Moai delegates extinct...