Night Rain

Electric Beach (Mike Connolly Mystery…

Author: Joe Hilley

Dibber Landry lives in his uncle’s house on Dauphin Island, a barrier island near the mouth of Mobile Bay. As a hurricane approaches, most of the island’s permanent residents evacuate, but not Dibber, who has plundering on his mind. While rummaging through Inez Marchand’s house, Dibber finds more than he expected-a dead body. Charged with murder, he turns to Mike Connolly….Read More

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