Dog Island — Mike Stewart

Southern lawyer Tom McInnes has been hailed as "a hero tough and clever enough to surprise you as much as the bad guys." (Kirkus Reviews) But this time, he'll need to expose his gentle side to serve, justice. ..

Teenage runaway Carli Monroe was wandering along the Gulf shore when she witnessed a mob-style murder. Now she must think fast--if she should contact the police, Carli would put herself in twofold danger: for one, the cops could take her back to her abusive father and, for another, the mob might find her out and kill her. So she has her mentor, Susan Fitzsimmons, drop a dime to attorney Tom McInnes. Renowned for his toughness, Tom would seem the perfect lawyer to rout out a little-known and less-seen Alabama mob. But to get anywhere, he must start at the beginning, with Carli, a girl who has never trusted a man in her life...