Midnight Dunes

Griffin’s exhilarating third Texas Murder Files romance (after Flight) finds former television reporter Macey Burns moving to the island of Lost Beach, Tex., to film an ad campaign for the small town’s tourism board. Shortly after she arrives in town, the previous tenant of her rental house, Julia Murphy, turns up murdered—and Macey’s investigative instincts won’t let her leave the case alone. Det. Owen Breda is determined to catch the killer and welcomes Macey’s input. As the pair work together, sparks fly while the body count rises, with their initial prime suspect turning up dead. It soon becomes clear that the killer’s got a secret to hide and he’s not taking any chances. Griffin’s characters leap off the page, and she throws myriad twists, turns, and red herrings into her taut plot as it rockets to a heart-pounding finale. The result is a high-stakes romantic thriller that’s sure to please. Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary. (May)