A compromised homicide detective must confront his professional and personal risks when a woman is murdered on Nantucket Island in a gripping novel by the author of Cold Island.
Detective Tommy Kelly has been exiled to Nantucket as the island’s lone state trooper—punishment for professional misconduct that left him isolated, bitter, and relegated to traffic violations. For a homicide detective, there isn’t much to do in a place others call paradise. Until a young woman is found floating in the harbor in Pocomo.
The case forces Tommy to partner again with NPD detective Jo Harris, reopening wounds from their shared past and reminding him of everything he destroyed. Keeping things professional and by the book, they quickly identify the victim—a house cleaner—and close in on their prime suspect. But the investigation takes an unexpected turn. So does Tommy’s judgment when he reignites an affair with a married college acquaintance.
As Tommy and Jo follow an unexpected twist in the case, they discover that beneath Nantucket’s pristine beaches and old-money elegance, something dark is festering. And it’s about to surface.
The series
The Detective Tommy Kelly series takes readers to the edges of New England where memory runs deep and silence can be deadly. When long-buried remains are uncovered on Nantucket, Kelly is pulled into a case that forces him to navigate not just the island’s windswept landscapes but also the secrets of a community that does not welcome outsiders.
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Kelly is no detached investigator. He is a father, a man shaped by his own struggles, and his empathy cuts close to the bone when the crimes he faces involve children and families. Partnered with local detective Jo Harris, he learns that solving a mystery in a place like Nantucket means confronting decades of unspoken history, where loyalty and resentment intertwine.
Told with the grit of classic crime fiction and the haunting detail of New England noir, the series blends cold-case intrigue with psychological depth. Each book pulls the reader further into Kelly’s world, where the past never stays buried and every truth carries a cost.
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