Vindication

by H. Terrell Griffin

Overview

Best-Selling and Award-Winning Author

Cold-blooded murder in Florida's "friendliest" retirement community—The Villages

In this John Grisham style mystery, Matt Royal, the retired lawyer-turned-beach-bum is called back into the courtroom to defend his girlfriend J.D. Duncan's Aunt Esther, who lives in the sprawling North Central Florida retirement community of The Villages. A best-selling author has been murdered after a book signing, and Aunt Esther has been arrested. Matt has a history with the local sheriff—one which may not bode well for his client.

Matt reluctantly suits up for the courtroom, and J.D. takes a leave from the police department to go undercover. A bizarre specter from the past haunts their investigation every step of the way.

As they delve further into the case, the pieces of the puzzle refuse to fall into any kind of coherent pattern. Jock Algren arrives with his special skill set to expose the real murderer and free Aunt Esther, but to no avail.

Not until the case goes to trial and the evidence is revealed does the truth emerge—and a strange kind of justice prevails.

The perfect blend of a Michael Connelly police procedural and a John Grisham legal thriller

While all of the novels in the Matt Royal Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

Blood Island
Wyatt's Revenge
Bitter Legacy
Collateral Damage
Fatal Decree
Found
Chasing Justice
Mortal Dilemma
Vindication

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608092857
Publisher:	Oceanview Publishing
Publication date:	01/02/2018
Series:	A Matt Royal Mystery , #11
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	364,110
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

H. Terrell Griffin, a former board-certified civil trial lawyer and soldier, is the award-winning and best-selling author of ten Matt Royal mysteries set on the Florida Gulf Coast island of Longboat Key, and now Vindication, which takes place in The Villages in Central Florida. He and his wife, Jean, divide their time between their homes in Maitland, Florida, and Longboat Key, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

11/06/2017
A case of literary theft propels Griffin’s appealing 11th outing for semi-retired Longboat Key, Fla., lawyer Matt Royal (after 2016’s Mortal Dilemma). Aspiring mystery writer Esther Higgins, a 62-year-old resident of the Villages, a large planned retirement community in North Central Florida, makes the mistake of showing her unpublished manuscript to Ruth Bergstrom, the head of her book club, who has connections in the publishing world. Ruth discourages Esther, but secretly shares the manuscript with mystery author Olivia Lathom, who appropriates the text for her newest book, which becomes a bestseller. When Olivia is fatally shot at the Villages, where she has come for a book signing, the authorities charge Esther with murder. Since Esther is the aunt of Matt’s police detective girlfriend, J.D. Duncan, he agrees to represent her. J.D. goes undercover as a clerk at a local bookstore as part of the effort to prove Esther’s innocence. Matt will need all of his considerable skills to ferret out the hidden identities and relationships that are key to the solution to this well-plotted whodunit. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Retired attorney, part-time investigator, and full-time beach bum Matt Royal returns to courtroom drama not seen since Chasing Justice and the glory days of John Grisham’s legal masterpieces.” —Bookreporter

“Griffin's mastery of this material turns Vindication into a red-hot legal thriller.” —Florida Weekly

Praise for the Matt Royal Mystery Series

“Bitter Legacy is another solid cruise in the sun with H. Terrell Griffin. This story takes you in and holds you to the very last page. I enjoyed the ride!” —Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author

“Witty, smart and highly entertaining. An intriguing mix of hopes and fears that combine into a pulse-pounding treat.” —Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author


“Welcome to the world of Matt Royal, the fun-loving beach bum lawyer who is as tough and smart as any character in modern American fiction.” ―Randy Wayne White, New York Times best-selling author


“Full of Florida flavor and spiced with tension and humor.” ―James O. Born, New York Times best-selling author


“This is an entertaining mystery . . . reminiscent of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee novels, with a dash of Lee Child's Jack Reacher thrown in for good measure.” —Booklist


“Highly recommended for thriller fans who enjoy the works of David Baldacci.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)​

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