Some bones won’t stay buried.
When geology student Del Corriveau discovers a human skeleton in a hidden cave on remote Pyke Island, the identification of the remains opens wounds the island has spent five years keeping closed. Chief George’s disappearance was never explained to anyone’s satisfaction. His death still won’t be.
Teaming with PI Ty Holden and journalist Marco Avila, Del traces ancient petroglyphs, contested land rights, and a community still reckoning with what it lost—and what it chose to forget. The clues are old. The threat is not.
“Filled with clues and red herrings, the investigation uncovers secrets and tension that somebody will do anything to keep buried.”
—Gabriela Stiteler, award-winning writer & co-chair, New England Crime Bake
“A perfect 10 in local crime fiction.”
—Richard Stockford, author of the Detective Thomas Clipper Mysteries
Book 2 of the Pyke Island Mystery Series. Read A Fickle Tide first.
Moe Claire
Softcover: 978-1-961905-50-4 | $14.95
E-book: 978-1-961905-51-1 | $8.99
October 2025 | 258 pages
The story doesn’t end here:
Book 1
What surfaces was never gone.
Book 3
The past wears a veil. It won’t stay hidden.
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“A complex, tightly-woven story with subtle clues, sharp misdirection, exciting suspense and clever plot twists.”
—Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal
“A whodunit for the whenever. Curl up with a hot drink and read Moe Claire.”
—Ellsworth American
“A great mystery series, fast-paced, authentic.“
—Dotty Small, retired Maine police officer/detective for 37 years
“Filled with clues and red herrings, the investigation uncovers secrets and tension that somebody will do anything to keep buried.”
—Gabriela Stiteler, award-winning writer & co-chair, New England Crime Bake
“A perfect 10 in local crime fiction.”
—Richard Stockford, author of the Detective Thomas Clipper Mysteries