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The Real Death in Paradise is cosy crime...in the sun, recounting the idyllic two years ex-DCI Richard Preston spent as one of the twelve young police officers sent to the tropical paradise and infamous tax-haven of the Cayman Islands. But when faced with the reality of life in the Caribbean - including foiling a turtle egg kidnap, a rum smuggling ring and corrupt police officers - Richard soon found out that the truth was far more interesting than he ever could have imagined.

Journalist Richard Preston on this edition of Fresh Air. He's the author of the best seller The Hot Zone about the Ebola virus. His new book The Demon in the Freezer is about the smallpox virus and the scientists at the CDC who are working with live smallpox in order to develop a drug that could fight it - should the virus be used in biological warfare. The smallpox virus was eradicated from the planet in 1979.