Ten bodies. One beach. Zero answers.

Janet Shields is a local reporter, not a detective ? at least, that's what everyone keeps reminding her. But when another body turns up face-down in the sand at Sunset Cove Beach, it carries the same chilling signature as a past murder everyone was happy to forget.

Official reports claim drowning. No trauma. No toxins. Case closed.

Except it isn't.

Because the killer wasn't working alone. The poison was deliberate. The land transfers were forged. And the man convicted for the deaths has just escaped from maximum security... to finish the job or punish the one who exposed it.

Now Janet is caught between newsroom deadlines, old grudges, and a conspiracy that ties luxury cars, old money, and suspicious real estate deals to a chemical corporation half a world away.

In a town where strangers blend in and power buys silence, asking questions could get you killed.

Luckily for readers, Janet asks anyway.

A taut, atmospheric mystery packed with gallows humor, sharp dialogue, and a twisty unraveling of small-town corruption ? perfect for fans of character-driven crime stories, slow-burn conspiracy thrillers, and seaside noir.