Sand Sharks — Margaret Maron

Judge Deborah Knott can't wait to trade the lush fields of Colleton County for the beautiful ocean at Wrightsville Beach and a conference for the North Carolina district court judges. Overwhelmed by her newly married life and responsibilities of being a mom, Deborah finally unwinds beneath the hot summer sun -- until she suddenly stumbles upon the strangled corpse of one of her less-admired colleagues. It doesn't take long before she realizes that the killer may have another target, much closer to home. Determined to stop the murderer, Deborah uncovers a growing list of suspects that includes everyone from her judicial colleagues and friends to local television personalities and employees. Now surrounded by so many potential killers, Deborah finds herself in very dangerous waters.