On A Dark Tide

Name: On A Dark Tide
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Valerie Geary
ISBN: 9781954815025

Author: Valerie Geary

Series: Brett Buchanan Mystery #1

Narrator: Valerie Geary

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Broken Branch Books

Published: 04/27/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

Someone in this town is keeping a deadly secret.Brett Buchanan never imagined herself returning to Crestwood, Washington where her sister was murdered twenty years ago. But when she’s offered a detective position with the local police department, she decides to take the job. Between figuring out how to fit in as the squad’s first female detective and caring for her grandmother who is showing signs of dementia, Brett doesn’t have much time to think about her sister’s cold case. Then she receives a message from a man claiming to have information about the decades-old murder. Before she has a chance to talk with him, his body washes up on a local beach.Truth always comes at a price, but Brett won’t stop searching. Not until her sister’s killer is finally brought to justice.

About Valerie Geary

Valerie Geary is the author of Crooked River, a finalist for the Ken Kesey Award. Her short stories have been published in The Rumpus and Day One. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on May 18, 2021

If Debbie Macomber and Lisa Jackson had a book baby then the result would look a lot like this book! The hometown feel wrapped up with a mystery had me turning pages pretty fast! No bookmark needed!......more

Goodreads review by Jonah on May 11, 2021

Geary revels in dialogue. It’s like she’s lifting heavy weights but the weights are her characters talking realistically. Combined with her skill at weaving together the intricacies of a story in a small town this book packs a punch. I don’t know why this review has so much testosterone right now. I......more

Goodreads review by Elisabetta on June 26, 2023

I discovered Valerie Geary on YouTube! She talks about books and writing and I enjoy her videos very much! So at first, I bought this book to support an emerging writer. I was unsure whether to read it, but then I got curious and read it! I am very happy I did! I enjoyed it very much! The characters......more

Goodreads review by Elle on May 06, 2021

Valerie knows how to spin a tale! I don't know what I loved more: the character development or the story arch. Either way, I can't wait for book two because Brett is one of my new favorite detectives.......more