Evie Randall has always thought Thomas Heyworth was her father, even though the eccentric millionaire who took her into his home when she was orphaned at 11 has never publicly acknowledged her as his daughter. When Heyworth is murdered, Evie hounds the police to find his killer. But Heyworth, a published mystery writer, knew who planned to kill him and created a treasure hunt for the winner to not only inherit his millions, but also discover the identity of his killer.

There are six players in the treasure hunt. Evie is paired with Max Galloway, a sexy police detective as well as Heyworth's stepson. The lawyer gathers all the players at the Heyworth mansion on Heyworth Island near Port Henry, Washington. At the opening of the treasure hunt, Evie receives a letter that Heyworth wrote just before he was murdered. It appears that one of the participants in the treasure hunt is the killer.

Evie looks for motive among the players, and knowing that Max hated his stepfather and the feeling was mutual, Evie wonders if he did it. Yet, each time Evie finds herself the repeated victim of foul play, Max comes to her rescue. She discovers that even though Thomas despised Max, she can't find it in herself to hate him or even dislike him. Actually, she likes him quite a lot.

Evie and Max race the clock to find all the clues to the treasure hunt by the game deadline, hoping to get the name of the killer before the killer finds the last clue and disposes of the proof.

MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD & EVIE travels the Washington area in what becomes a fun treasure hunt based on Heyworth's mystery series. It's interspersed with danger and humor as Max and Evie find being partners can be a lot of fun, if not dangerous. They also discover treasure hunts in life can lead to newly discovered feelings and newly discovered families. I enjoyed this entertaining and mysterious story.