Hawaii

Cassandra Reilly, the translator-sleuth, first appeared in a story in the British anthology Reader, I Murdered Him. "Murder at the International Feminist Book Fair" was a joke, but Cassandra soon took on a life of her own in Gaudi Afternoon, a comic thriller set in Barcelona. Trouble in Transylvania (Hungary and Romania) and The Case of the Orphaned Bassoonists (Venice) soon followed, along with the collection The Death of a Much-Travelled Woman.

THE DEATH OF A MUCH-TRAVELLED WOMAN,
AND OTHER ADVENTURES WITH
CASSANDRA REILLY
Published under the name Barbara Wilson
Third Side Press, 1998
ISBN: 870427-32-X

The Death of a Much-Travelled Woman gathers in one volume the exploits and mishaps of the globetrotting Cassandra Reilly. In this nine madcap investigations, Cassandra journeys to such varied locations as Helsinki, Hawaii, Vladivostock, Reykjavik, and the English countryside. The thefts, murders, and other crimes she's called on to help solve are engagingly literary, with more than a dash of satire aimed at publishers, editors, writers, and, of course, translators.

From Library Journal:
Spanish translator, lesbian, and amateur detective Cassandra Reilly, last seen in Trouble in Transylvania returns in this collection of nine peripatetic short stories. From Helsinki to Hawaii to Hamburg, Cassandra solves mysteries, mostly murderous, among her far-flung acquaintances. Most of the stories touch upon the world of publishing, including a murder at a book fair, the theft of a writer's identity, and a writers' conference that turns deadly. Wilson takes the opportunity to lightly satirize the literary world with some thinly veiled humorous portraits of real-life personalities and publishing politics. The literate and likable Cassandra is a pleasant traveling companion who approaches crime among her friends with humor and compasson. With well-drawn characters and colorful settings, this collection of light mysteries is recommended for libraries with other Cassandra Reilly books and for mystery fans of any orientation.