Frank Lazarus releases ‘The Coligny Beach Murders’

Hilton Head Island resident and author, Frank Lazarus, has released The Coligny Beach Murders, the seventh book in his popular Brown and McNeil Mystery Series.

A native of Philadelphia and longtime Hilton Head resident, Lazarus continues the adventures of detectives Vernon Brown and James McNeil in this latest installment. In the story, the two detectives and their wives travel to Hilton Head Island for a peaceful May vacation that quickly turns grim when the men discover a body on the beach — the third young Black teenager found dead in what police suspect is the work of a hate group.

Though Brown initially vows to leave the case to local authorities, the investigation soon becomes personal, drawing him and McNeil into a dangerous web of secrets involving powerful politicians and businessmen.

Lazarus said the book combines the hallmarks of the series — suspense, sharp dialogue, and vividly drawn characters — while shifting the setting from Philadelphia’s urban grit to the haunting beauty of South Carolina’s Lowcountry.

The Coligny Beach Murders is available through Amazon and other online booksellers.