Lethal Landscape
by Anne Connolly Schultz
A Mystery
A murdered developer. A landscape designer. A Southern California coast hiding more than it shows.
Anne Connolly Schultz is one half of the AG Chacon writing partnership.
When ruthless developer Chase Logan is found murdered in the backyard of his own mansion, the investigation reaches into every corner of a community that thought it had nothing to hide.
Landscape designer Maggie O'Keefe and her detective daughter, Mariah, are drawn into a tangled web of greed, betrayal, and deceit. As the investigation unfolds, the town's polished façade begins to crumble — revealing dark motives and long-buried secrets that stretch from waterfront real estate to private boardrooms.
Lethal Landscape is a gripping coastal whodunit where everyone has something to hide or someone to protect. Schultz masterfully blends sharp humor, family dynamics, and page-turning intrigue into a mystery that keeps you guessing until the final reveal.
Written under her own name, this is Schultz's solo entry in the AG Chacon catalog — bringing the same insider knowledge of Southern California communities and the same eye for what hides beneath polished surfaces that runs through all their work.
Who This Book Is For
This book is for readers who love a tightly plotted mystery set against a vivid, specific place. It's for fans of coastal California fiction, family-driven investigations, and stories where the community itself is as much a character as any person in it.
If you enjoy Sue Grafton, Mary Higgins Clark, or Louise Penny's sense of place, you'll appreciate how Lethal Landscape uses the Southern California coast as more than scenery — it's where the secrets are buried.
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