Detective Doug Shearer has taken a few days off from work to fish a snook tournament with his girlfriend at Cabbage Key. On the second morning of the tournament, he is out in his boat at daybreak getting bait when he finds a body in the water. The victim turns out to be one of the most hated men from the fishing tournament. Detective Shearer ends his vacation early and assumes command of the murder investigation.
John D. Mills is a fifth generation native of Ft. Myers, Florida. He grew up fishing the waters of Pine Island Sound and it's still his favorite hobby. He graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia with a BBA in Finance and worked for Lee County Bank in Ft. Myers for five months. He returned to Macon and graduated from Mercer's law school in 1989. He started his legal career as a prosecutor for the State Attorney's Office in Ft. Myers. In 1990, he began his private practice concentrating in Divorce and Criminal Defense. His other novels are: Reasonable and Necessary (2000) The Manatee Murders (2002) The Objector (2004) Sworn Jury (2007) The Trophy Wife Divorce (2011) The Hooker, The Dancer and The Nun (2015)