On the same day that Detective Jennifer Diane Duncan (J.D.
for short) is working a murder case, she receives a text
with a picture of an old friend. This old college friend of
J.D.'s, Katie, was presumed dead when her husband was found
murdered a year ago and Katie disappeared. There was way too
much blood at the crime scene for anyone to have survived
for long. As J.D. is working this murder investigation, and
receives another text picture from Katie, the two cases
begin to blend together. J.D. and her boyfriend Matt Royal
start following up on leads with both cases, and the more
they investigate, the more they are certain they are
connected. Matt is a retired lawyer living in this quaint
little town of Longboat Key off the west coast of central
Florida. J.D. has only lived here a couple years, but has
made a name for herself as a thorough investigator. The
further they pry, more bodies start turning up dead. Now
they have several unsolved murders, a couple of
disappearances, a Mafia boss and organized crime all tangled
together in this investigation. Can J.D. and Matt find the
leader that all those interrogated refer to as Bonino? And
will they find Katie alive and well?
FOUND is a scintillating mystery that will keep you turning
the pages. It is fast-paced and action-packed. There are
more dead bodies than anyone can say grace over. H. Terrell
Griffin uses superb descriptive language to draw the reader
into this lovely gulf coast area setting. He makes you feel
that you are right there with J.D. and Matt investigating
these crimes, running on the beach or sipping a cold one on
the outdoor cabana of a local restaurant. He packs the pages
with many other supporting characters that are an eclectic
mix of personalities and who add depth to the story. There
are so many twists and turns to this plot, you need a road
map to keep up. Mr. Griffin seamlessly blends stories of the
past during World War II with the present in the telling of
this tale. This is the first Matt Royal Mystery that I have
read, but I will certainly be reading the seven others that
have preceded it. I'm a fan! If you are a mystery buff, you
do not want to miss FOUND.
The quiet of Longboat Key, Florida, is shattered when an old
man is shot to death and his murderer is killed while
fleeing the police. Strange documents in German and Arabic
are found in the killer's car then an old friend of the
murdered man disappears. The island's only detective,
Jennifer Diane (J.D.) Duncan receives a text message with a
picture taken that morning of a college friend whom she
thought was dead. Matt Royal and J.D. are pursued by men who
would do them harm, and Matt's best friend, Jock Algren, a
shadowy operative of the U.S. government's most secretive
intelligence agency comes to visit the island. As the
mystery deepens, a ragtag group of devious and dangerous
characters intrudes on the lives of the islanders, creating
a kind of havoc unusual for a sun-splashed island full of
retirees and beach bums. Matt, J.D., and Jock rush to find
the answer to why one old man was killed and another
disappeared, the meaning of the photo sent to J.D. of her
almost surely dead college friend, and why somebody is
trying to kill them.
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