Two crimes. One frozen island.
A tide of secrets waiting to surface.
Del Corriveau wakes in a remote Maine cabin—alone, bloodied, and without answers. She’s pieced together enough to know she’s in danger. What she can’t yet see is how far back the danger reaches, or how close it sits.
Pyke Island holds its secrets the way granite holds cold: completely, and for a long time. A missing Hollywood producer. A wildlife trafficking ring nobody will name. A community that watches and says nothing.
The more Del unravels, the more she realizes the threat isn’t only around her. Some of it is closer than she thought.
“A mystery with as many twists and turns as a mountain road, populated by rich, complex characters you’ll care about—and infused with vivid knowledge of Maine’s geology, geography, and ocean lore.”—Kate Flora, award-winning author
Book 1 of the Pyke Island Mystery Series.
The story doesn’t end here:
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“A mystery with as many twists and turns as a mountain road, populated by rich, complex characters you’ll care about—and infused with vivid knowledge of Maine’s geology, geography, and ocean lore. A Fickle Tide is a mystery you won’t want to miss.”
—Kate Flora, award-winning author of Those Who Choose Evil
“A great mystery series, fast-paced, authentic.“
—Dotty Small, retired Maine police officer/detective for 37 years
“A complex, tightly-woven story with subtle clues, sharp misdirection, exciting suspense and clever plot twists.”
—Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal
“A fast, engaging mystery set against the vivid and haunting backdrop of Downeast Maine’s rugged Pyke Island.”
— Gabriela Stiteler, award-winning writer & co-chair, New England Crime Bake
“From my perspective as a Mainer, a cop, and a writer, I would score this engaging, well-written book a perfect 10 in local crime fiction.”
—Richard Stockford, author of the Detective Thomas Clipper Mysteries
“A whodunit for the whenever. Curl up with a hot drink and read Moe Claire.”
—Ellsworth American

