Flip-Flops and Murder (Barefoot Sleuth Mysteries ~ Book 1) by H.Y. Hanna

English girl Ellie has barely arrived in sunny Florida for an unexpected vacation when she stumbles on a sinister murder amongst the sugar-white sand and swaying palm trees. Now Ellie must battle sunburn, jetlag and a cheeky parrot named Hemingway while doing some barefoot sleuthing… But with red herrings sending her on a wild ‘gator’ chase and a handsome resort doctor setting her pulse racing in a different way, will her first visit to the Sunshine State end up deadlier than she ever imagined?