Fatal Decree: A Matt Royal Mystery (Matt Royal Mysteries Book 7)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AC463SW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 275 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Award-winning novelist H. Griffin is also the author of Collateral Damage, Wyatt’s Revenge, Blood Island, Bitter Legacy, Murder Key, and Longboat Blues. Terrell Griffin is a former soldier and board-certified trial lawyer who practiced in Orlando for thirty-eight years. He and his wife, Jean, divide their time between Longboat Key, Florida, and Maitland, Florida
--David Pitt . MacDonald–style narrative (Matt is definitely a hero in the Travis McGee mold), this agreeable tale will be a treat for Griffin’s growing readership as well as Travis fans. Local police detective J. D. Duncan, who is also Matt’s friend (and, he wishes, something more than that), believes a long-disappeared serial killer, the same one she was tracking when she was a Miami cop a dozen years ago, has resurfaced. Jock’s people are pretty upset about it, but here’s the question: Will they hunt down and eliminate the perp before J. D. From Booklist Matt Royal, the retired attorney trying to li
Another Excellent Matt Royal Mystery Ethan Last year, I stumbled upon the Matt Royal series by author H. Terrell Griffin. The novels follow Matt Royal, a middle-aged lawyer who, fed up with the state of the legal system, retired to the small island of Longboat Key, Florida. But small town life didn't stop Royal from finding excitement. Over the course of six novels, Matt found himself directly involved in conspiracies that rocked his hometown. Through his friendship with Bill Lester, Longboat Key's chief of police, and with the help of his drinking buddy Logan, and his friend Jock, who convenientl. I always enjoy his novels I always enjoy his novels. He moves the story along and creates believable characters and exciting plots. I have read most of his books and have never been disappointed.. "Good murder/thriller" according to Elaine Light. Well written. Good characters. Delved into the corruption and drug world very well. Look forward to more Matt Royal stories.
The first woman killed on Longboat Key has ties to a secretive government agency for which Matt's best friend Jock Algren works. When a serial killer shows up on Longboat Key, Florida after a twelve year absence, Matt Royal is stymied. Why? And where has the killer been for the past twelve years? And why has he come to Longboat Key when his earlier kills were all in Miami? The mystery deepens when Guatemalan gang-bangers try to kill Matt and J.D. and the law to arrest, try and convict the bad guys? Matt's life is further complicated by J.D.'s growing dissatisfaction with island living and her thoughts of returning to Miami.. and suspicions grow that Mexican drug cartels are somehow involved. The director of Jock's agency orders him to do whatever is necessary to find the killer because of the death of the woman with connections to the agency. Was this a coincidence or was she a targeted kill? Matt's friend, Longboat Key detective Jennifer Diane (J.D.) Duncan investigates the murders but also seems to be a target of the killer. Will Jock simply take out the murderer or allow J.D