Nora Khalil is a special agent for the FBI who is finding that it is becoming increasingly harder to do her job. Between a very powerful and controlling family, a somewhat distant boyfriend, and a demanding job, she is spinning in circles. The book starts out with a somewhat random bank robbery that does not take Nora and her team long to realize that it is a small part of a larger scale terrorist attack. This threat turns the town of Erie upside down with tension and uncertainty. Nora and her team work their way through many violent acts that spark a revolution that causes many obstacles for them to try to solve. What do they want and why?

The characters are well complex with depth and very creative backstories. Each character has their own role with a specific skill set. Baugh has written an explosive novel with a roller coaster of a plot line that has you second guessing until the very end. SHORELINE is a very fast paced, heart pounding read.