Rebel Island by Rick Riordan

The provided text originates from Rebel Island, a thriller novel by Rick Riordan, detailing the disastrous honeymoon of former private investigator Tres Navarre and his pregnant wife, Maia, on a remote Texas island during a massive hurricane. Their intended vacation quickly devolves into a murder investigation after the appearance and subsequent death of U.S. Marshal Jesse Longoria at the isolated hotel managed by Tres’s old acquaintance, Alex Huff. Tres discovers that Longoria was tracking Calavera, a legendary contract killer responsible for a horrific family murder, and that one of the hotel's long-term employees, Jose, is the deadly assassin. As the hurricane intensifies and the group becomes physically trapped, Tres must manage the increasingly volatile situation, including a vengeful former prosecutor, Benjamin Lindy, who aims to kill Calavera before authorities arrive. The narrative culminates in the island’s only escape boat being scuttled and the old hotel being decimated by explosives planted by th