Meet The Author

The mind behind Sandi Beach - and thrillers with a bite.

Dawson Fearnow is an Arizona Press Club Award-winning author who built his career exploring the darker side of history through true crime. Now, he brings that investigative edge to the sun-soaked shores of fiction.

A lifelong traveler and beach enthusiast, Dawson created the "Sandi Beach" series to blend his love of glamorous, exotic destinations with the gritty, page-turning suspense of a classic whodunit. When he isn't plotting his next murder in a luxury resort, he can usually be found chasing the sun.

Murder at the Mai Tai Bar is his debut thriller and the first book in The Sandi Beach Thrillers.

WHY THIS SERIES: “I wanted to write the kind of book you demolish on vacation—fast, fun, and dangerous. Glamour on top. Grit underneath. Waikiki Beach is just the beginning.”

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