Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Collateral Damage-H. Terrell Griffin

Collateral Damage


H. Terrell Griffin

Oceanview, Dec 5 2011, $25.95

ISBN 9781608090266



On Longboat Key, Florida, newlywed Jim Desmond goes out for his morning jog the day after he married. His new bride Meredith of Savannah waits for him to return to their room at the Hilton, but a sniper kills the Atlanta resident.



Jim’s grieving dad Charles “Doc” Desmond asks his Vietnam War U.S. Marine buddy former lawyer turned local beach bum Matt Royal to investigate. Matt agrees to help his comrade in arms who desperately needs answers to receive some closure. Meanwhile Longboat Key’s police detective J.D. Duncan investigates the Desmond homicide as well as the mass murder of three people on the Dulcimer dinner cruise ship. When clues lead to Laos drug trafficking, Matt asks his pals Logan Hamilton and Jock Algren to help him.



The latest Royal investigative thriller (see Wyatt's Revenge and Bitter Legacy) is a suburb Florida Keys whodunit. The story line hooks the audience with the opening line and never lets go until the final confrontation as readers will relish Royal’s investigation ably backed by recurring characters Logan and Jock that nicely converges with the official one conducted by J.D.



Harriet Klausner



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