Dark Waters

Have you heard the rumors?

Former NSA agent Eve Wicker is no stranger to shocking mysteries.
After taking a job as the Chesapeake Valley town Sheriff.
Eve finds herself feeling adrift without a paddle.
When she meets Roman Pike, the town's mountain recluse and former Marine.
Eve finds a kindred spirit in the man, despite his spiky exterior.
Time has passed since her last case, and all is quiet in Chesapeake Valley.

Until a man with a seedy reputation is found dead in a secluded lake.
Eve rushes to the remote crime scene.
There she finds two obvious clues indicating foul play.
But with the victim's unscrupulous past and troublemaking habits.
The suspect list and the number of people relieved over his death are endless.
With no new leads, Eve begins to wonder if the case could ever be solved.

When strange murmurings begin to ring through town.
Sheriff Wicker follows the noise, leading her to turbulent waters.

The line between justice and vengeance intersects.
And the truth of this case will create deep division.
Sticks and stones may break bones, but the consequences of this case will leave you breathless.