Deadly Dunes

In this "engrossing, nonstop action adventure," ex-marine private investigator Mac McClellan is pulled into a dangerous mystery in the Florida panhandle (Connie di Marco).

Hours after hiring Mac to investigate the suicide of her archaeologist brother, a woman dies in a car accident. She had just shown Mac artifacts and a copy of a map indicating Hernando de Soto and his explorers might have camped on Five Mile Island in the mid-1500s.

Studying the map, Mac determines the site lies in the middle of a planned resort called The Dunes. Declaring the area an historic site could cost a fortune for the men behind the project. Despite losing his client, he forges ahead, investigating a world of greed, violence, and big money in which no one is innocent. But someone doesn't like Mac taking such a close interest in The Dunes, and they're willing to kill again to stop him from uncovering the truth . . .

Featuring an irresistible combination of a "sexy locale, exotic dancers, and more twists and turns than salt water taffy on a pulling machine, this clever whodunit is the perfect getaway" (Elena Hartwell).