{"product_id":"midnight-beach-a-port-stirling-mystery-9781733962643","title":"Midnight Beach: A Port Stirling Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brutally murdered federal agent and distrust among his close colleagues greet Port Stirling Police Chief Matt Horning as he faces down a second homicide in his new Oregon hometown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederal agent Clay Sherwin, who was briefly a suspect in a murder in \u003cem\u003eShallow Waters\u003c\/em\u003e, book one in \u003cem\u003eA Port Stirling Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e series, has been found shot through the heart and decapitated in a marshy area near the Pacific Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust when his police department gets back to normal after solving its first murder in decades, along comes another dead body, but this one has ominous overtones never seen before in Port Stirling. Did Matt Horning bring this trouble with him when he fled a painful professional experience in Texas four months earlier?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his colleagues Detective Jay Finley, Cadet Fern Byrne, and Oregon State Trooper Ed Sanders assisting him, Horning must also deal with the federal officials from the State Department to investigate Sherwin's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there really an international drug ring operating in his remote coastal village where nothing ever happens? Is this what Matt Horning bargained for when he took this job last winter? As spring blooms on the Oregon coast, are there also blossoming forbidden feelings within him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intimidating 300-foot bluffs ringing the white-sand pristine beaches may present the perfect locale for those intent on evil. Dogged by his own demons, Horning must quickly face the facts; this is more than a few bad guys exchanging pot for cash. Much more. Does he have the resources and the experience to take back Port Stirling from those who would harm its peaceful vibe before it's lost forever? Can he outsmart the bad guys? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this shocking story based on a real-life incident, Midnight Beach continues the saga of Matt Horning and Port Stirling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennings, Kay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Native Oregonian Kay Jennings was born in southwest Oregon in a small town not unlike her fictional Port Stirling. She currently lives in Estacada, OR, with her husband, Steve, a technology entrepreneur. After a lengthy career in corporate communications, Jennings debuted her Port Stirling mystery series with Shallow Waters. Midnight Beach is the second novel in that series. Jennings has enjoyed a career in corporate communications in such varied industries as tourism, healthcare, and sports. Since 2000, she has owned Paris Communications, a marketing and publishing firm. Like many Oregonians, Jennings is passionate about gardening, and earned Master Gardener status. Also an avid traveler, she has visited dozens of countries around the world. Midnight Beach is the second book in her Port Stirling Mystery series. Native Oregonian Kay Jennings was born in southwest Oregon in a small town not unlike her fictional Port Stirling. She currently lives in Estacada, OR, with her husband, Steve, a technology entrepreneur. After a lengthy career in corporate communications, Jennings debuted her Port Stirling mystery series with Shallow Waters. Midnight Beach is the second novel in that series. Jennings has enjoyed a career in corporate communications in such varied industries as tourism, healthcare, and sports. Since 2000, she has owned Paris Communications, a marketing and publishing firm. Like many Oregonians, Jennings is passionate about gardening, and earned Master Gardener status. Also an avid traveler, she has visited dozens of countries around the world. Midnight Beach is the second book in her Port Stirling Mystery series.","brand":"Paris Communications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670182662418,"sku":"9781733962643","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b770c50-bcb8-40f2-ba73-42a5eaf92b1d.jpg?v=1733774146","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/midnight-beach-a-port-stirling-mystery-9781733962643","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}