Sand Sharks by Margaret Maron

When Judge Deborah Knott travels to Wrightsville Beach for a judicial conference, she expects sun, sand, and a brief escape from her caseload. But when a fellow judge turns up dead under suspicious circumstances, Deborah finds herself at the center of a tangled web of secrets, rivalries, and deception that reaches into the highest levels of the legal world. With her keen intuition and unwavering sense of justice, she must navigate the murky waters of ambition and betrayal before the killer strikes again. In Sand Sharks, Margaret Maron delivers a sharp, suspenseful mystery infused with Southern charm and insight.