Some Secrets Wash Ashore
Others wait decades for the right person to notice.
At sixty-three, Nora Brennan has closed her last case and signed her last divorce paper. Now she has a butter-gold 1970s VW bus named the Marigold, a stretch of open Oregon coastline, and no particular plans beyond good coffee and long walks on the beach.
But a lifetime of investigating doesn't switch off just because the paychecks stop. When a death along her route doesn't add up, Nora sees what everyone else walks past. A coffee cup left half full. A bookmark that doesn't belong. A detail that's just slightly out of place.
The trail leads back to a summer long ago, when a university archaeology field camp worked the shoreline and one young man never came home. Somewhere in that buried history lies a stolen cache of Spanish galleon treasure, an unpublished manuscript that someone wants to stay silent, and a handful of people who know more than they're telling.
From the misty harbor town of Astoria to the rugged cliffs of the southern coast, Nora follows the clues with the patience of someone who has learned that the truth, like the tide, always comes back around. Along the way she finds unexpected friends, old wounds, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.
But someone is watching the Marigold. And the closer Nora gets to the truth, the more she realizes this killer has been waiting a very long time to keep the past buried.
Shoreline Secrets is a warm, atmospheric cozy mystery about second chances, the stories we leave behind, and the courage it takes to begin again. Perfect for readers who love smart older heroines, coastal settings, and a puzzle that rewards a careful eye.
Book one of the Pacific Coast Secrets series.
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