Matt Royal is a retired lawyer from Orlando. He moved to Longboat Key for a simpler life but things on the island do not tend to stay that way. His girlfriend Detective J.D. Duncan tries to keep him on the right side of the law but when clients are shady and lives are at stack, that isn’t always possible.
This book has two stories that are woven together through the book. The first involves J.D.’s longtime friend Katie Fredickson who was declared dead a year ago. The second revolves around a murder and a police chase that ends with the driver going off a drawbridge.
The book is fast past with a lot of action. The characters are fully developed and the story is written in the first person point of view from Matt. If you enjoy the Doc Ford series by Randy Wayne White, you will definitely enjoy this series.
