Deborah Knott is headed to a judge's conference at the beach. She has to go without Dwight and Cal but she is kind of feeling like it's time for a few days just to herself. Deborah is certainly not expecting to find herself in the midst of a murder investigation. Deborah finds Judge Pete Jeffreys strangled with a dog leash. No one thinks much of Judge Jeffreys - it doesn't take long for Deborah to realize that he was a pretty lousy judge, just looking out for his own best interests. Still, it is frightening to think that one of her colleagues could be a murderer. Things get even uglier when her friend Judge Fitzhume is run down on his way to a restaurant. Deborah is determined to do what she can to bring the killer to justice.
Margaret Maron is one of my favorite writers because she makes Deborah Knott so real and so likeable. I love her huge family and her relationship with Dwight is always a bright spot. We didn't get much of either of these but Deborah was at her best. Maron has a way of making her characters come to life for the reader. Southern living is at it's best here. It was also nice to have a break from Maron's protests against urban sprawl which have been a big piece of the last two or three books.
Rating - 5 stars
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