Author: dawnleemckenna

Due to a past trauma, Lt. Maggie Hamilton has a paralyzing fear of sharks that has kept her out of her beloved Gulf all her adult life. When a group of drug dealers dumps the Sheriff’s Office investigator overboard one night, leaving her to her fate, Maggie finds herself in the middle of her most terrifying nightmare, with no hope of waking up safe in her own bed. To survive, Maggie must not … with no hope of waking up safe in her own bed. To survive, Maggie must not only meet her fear head on, but overcome it, so…

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After a police officer is killed during a school confrontation — and both the teen shooter and his bully go missing — Lieutenant Maggie Hamilton must find both boys and stop the social media frenzy before tragedy strikes again.

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People get up to all kinds of mischief out at Lake Morality.When Kristen Morgan abandoned her baby girl in a locked car, Lt. Maggie Redmond was angry. Though the baby was uninjured, things could have been much worse.When the mother’s body is found two days later, in a lake far outside town on the road to the county prison, Maggie suddenly has more than child endangerment or a missing person on … town on the road to the county prison, Maggie suddenly has more than child endangerment or a missing person on her hands.Kristen Morgan’s family and doctor say that…

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When a woman’s corpse is pried from the jaws of an alligator, the evidence points to foul play. Can Lieutenant Maggie Redmond get to the bottom of this strange case — even after a good friend becomes the prime suspect? A vibrant crime novel set in the Florida Panhandle.

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After a body is discovered in the walls of a shop, a 40-year-old cold case is reopened. But with hostile witnesses and an uncooperative former police officer, Lieutenant Redmond and Sheriff Hamilton find that uncovering these secrets might be more dangerous than keeping them buried.

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“You’d better buckle up.” Ms. McKenna is able to introduce you to a character and make them so lifelike and real, that you’re certain she’s telling you about someone she knows very well. I see nothing but success for this author, she’s definitely found her corner with the Forgotten Coast series. Florida writers need to watch out, or better still read Dawn McKenna’s books. She’s the real … real deal…….Wayne Stinnett, author of the bestselling Jesse McDermitt Caribbean Adventure series In Apalachicola, Florida, sinister things are afoot, as sinister things tend to be. Lt. Maggie Redmond is called to a…

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