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September 9, 2013
At the start of Griffin’s complicated eighth mystery featuring retired lawyer Matt Royal (after Fatal Decree), Royal’s “sweetie,” Longboat Key, Fla., detective J.D. Duncan, receives a text message with a photo of her friend Katie Fredrickson, who disappeared after Katie’s husband, Jim, was murdered in Sarasota a year earlier. Forensic evidence at the scene suggested Katie was probably dead, but now there’s hope she’s alive. Duncan also investigates the fatal shooting of elderly Ken Goodlow, a WWII vet who was on his way to see Royal at the time of his murder. Duncan follows up the cold case involving Katie, while Royal tries to discover why Goodlow wanted his legal services. When the going gets tough, Royal turns to his best friend, Jock Algren, whose ruthlessly applied justice provides counterpoint to Royal’s relaxed Florida lifestyle and good-natured banter with Duncan. Despite the unwieldy plot, Griffin’s fans should be pleased.

November 1, 2013

Residents on the little island of Longboat Key, FL, are shocked when an elderly local is shot dead. The victim's best friend won't talk, but Det. J.D. Duncan and her boyfriend, retired lawyer Matt Royal, wonder. Simultaneously, J.D. receives an unsettling text with a photo of an old college friend, Katie, who went missing after her husband's violent death and was presumed dead. While J.D. works on the older man's murder, Matt pursues some loose ends with the other case. Before you know it, someone's shooting at both J.D. and Matt. Fortunately, Jock (Matt's secret agent friend) is on the scene to help deflect the goons. Readers are privy to a 1942 flashback, when a German U-boat was sunk in the area, and we wonder about those older guys. But Katie's dramatic story makes Matt's blood boil. Expect jaw-dropping revelations to make for an unforgettable climax. VERDICT Griffin's eighth entry in his Florida mystery thriller series (after Fatal Decree) roars by in a flurry of high-octane encounters guaranteed to keep readers up all night. Heavy on dialog, like the best of buddy flicks.

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