Midnight Dunes by Laura Griffin – Review & Giveaway

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Description:
After a scandal derails her television reporting career, Macey Burns comes looking for a change of pace in Lost Beach, Texas. She’s ready to focus on her first passion–documentary filmmaking–and has a new job working for the island’s tourism board, shooting footage of the idyllic beachside community. Her plans for a relaxing rebound are dashed when she realizes the cottage she’s renting belonged to the woman whose body was just found in the sand dunes.

Detective Owen Breda is under intense pressure to solve this murder. Violent crimes are rising in his small town, and he can’t stand to see anyone else hurt…especially not the beautiful documentarian who keeps showing up at the precinct.

With the clock ticking, cameras rolling, and body count climbing, Macey and Owen must use all their resources to find the killer without getting caught in the crosshairs.

 

 

Review:

Midnight Dunes by Laura Griffin is the 3^rd book in her The Texas Murder Files series.  I am a huge fan of Laura Griffin, as she is one of the best at murder suspenseful mysteries, police procedurals, and romance.

Macey Burns, our heroine, comes to Lost Beach, Texas to spend the summer working on her new job, filming a documentary at the beachside community for the Island’s Tourism board. Macey’s job as a tv reporter ended up in a scandal, but she is determined to go back to her love of documentary filmmaking and Lost Beach was her starting point. Macey rents a cottage for the summer, and is shocked to learn that a woman who was found dead in the dunes, was actually the person who lived in her cottage previously. 

Owen Brenda, our hero, is the lead investigator in the case of the dead girl, and the police department is under a lot of pressure to solve the case.  Owen met Macey the night she arrived in town, and questions her if she saw anything, until he realizes that she wasn’t even in town for weeks after the murder.  During her filming of the documentary, she runs into Owen and few times, asking about the case, which he cannot reveal; until she gets attacked outside her cottage, and Owen begins to listen to some things Macey has seen. 

Their relationship begins to escalate into a slow burn romance, with Owen deep into the case, and his worrying about Macey.  The chemistry between them was great, and I really liked them together. 

I also liked the other detectives that were working with Owen, in the race to find the killer before they strike again. Macey does come up with some clues for Owen, but that will also place her in danger. 

What follows is an exciting, intriguing, suspenseful thriller that kept me on the edge throughout, especially as we raced to the climax.   Griffin gave us a great couple, wonderful secondary characters and an excellent suspenseful story.  The last third of the book was very exciting, as I could not put the book down.  I do not want to give spoilers, so you need to read this book to discover what happens.

Midnight Dunes was another excellent mystery in this series, which to no surprise, was very well written by Laura Griffin.  If you enjoy murder mysteries, police procedurals, lots of intense action, suspense, and romance, you should read this book.  If you have never read Laura Griffin, it’s time to start now, as she is an amazing writer for romance suspense.

Reviewed by Barb

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