Sawgrass Grave

Perfect for fans of Tami Hoag and Lisa Gardner, Sawgrass Grave is a gritty Miami crime series debut with a heroine who's too stubborn to stop and too sharp to ignore.

She has a temper, a sailboat, and a murder case she probably shouldn't have taken.

“A lightning quick thriller with a complex heroine whose compassion matches her keen wits and daring. An addictive read.”—Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling author of The Tracy Crosswhite series

Brie Broussard was a rising prosecutor—until one case got an innocent kid killed and took everything else with it: her marriage, her career, her faith in the system. Now she's a mitigation investigator scraping by on insurance fraud cases, living on a sailboat she can barely afford, and skating roller derby on the weekends because the bruises are easier than the grief.

Her newest client is Niko Moreno, owner of Miami's hottest nightclub, accused of decapitating his manager and leaving her body in the Everglades for the alligators. He swears he's innocent—and won't talk about his past, his enemies, or the cocaine someone planted in his car.

Brie's investigation pulls her through back-alley motels, the Miami underworld, and a dead woman's secrets that hit too close to home. Everyone connected to Niko has something to hide—his disbarred business manager, the cartel circling him like vultures, even his conveniently pro bono attorney. And the more Brie learns about the victim, the more this case starts to echo the one that broke her.

Brie is closing in on the killer. The killer's already digging her a sawgrass grave.

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Praise for Brooke Terpening and the Brie Broussard series:

“A juicy, propulsive crime story set in vibrant contemporary Miami.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Former criminal defense attorney Terpening brings hard-earned authority to the page. Miami’s criminal playground has met its match."—Scott Gordon, bestselling author of Head Fake, a PEN/Hemingway Award longlister and one of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2024.

“A brilliant new voice in crime fiction!”—Jenny Dandy, author of The Brownstone on E. 83rd, The Penthouse on Park Avenue and The Loft at Broadway and 14th

"Brooke Terpening delivers a gutsy and tough heroine in a dark and gritty legal thriller. A stunning debut!"—Margaret Mizushima, author of the award-winning Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, including Fighting Edge

“Brooke Terpening’s crisp dialogue and legal chops shine…filled with authenticity and clever characterization.”—Donnell Ann Bell, Award-winning Author of Romantic Suspense and Cold Case Suspense series

“Brooke Terpening combines emotional depth, razor-sharp suspense, and a setting as dangerous as the secrets it hides.”—Carolyn Ridder Aspenson, bestselling author of the Rachel Ryder and Jenna Wyatt series

“... a keen eye for detail, an insider’s knowledge, and a fast-paced style that propels you into reading one more chapter. Action, grit, and who-done-it suspense—this book delivers.”—Mark Thielman, author of the Johnson and Nance series

"You can feel the intensity and heat from the streets of Miami coming through the pages.”—Mel Taylor, author of the Booker Johnson series

“Equal parts legal drama and survival thriller, with a protagonist tough enough to outlast both the gangsters and the swamp itself. I couldn’t put it down.”—Laura Snider, author of the Ashley Montgomery and Smith & Bauer series