Publishers Weekly called Valerie Wilcox's debut mystery, Sins of Silence, "distinctive and intriguing."  Now her sleuthing sailing instructor returns in a thrilling new adventure . . .

A run of bad weather means a slow season at Larstad's Marina in Seattle, home of Kellie Montgomery's Sound Sailing offices.  But Mother Nature isn't the only source of an ill wind.  A day that starts with Kellie being held at gunpoint by a delusional environmentalist ends with the news that her friend Pearl, a hardy--and wealthy--seventy-five-year-old seafarer, is missing.

As Kellie prepares to do battle with an extremist group who wants live-aboards like herself ousted from their sailboat homes, she also takes on the task of finding her friend.  Then, when Pearl's family doesn't seem to welcome her help, Kellie's suspicions--and life--is put to the test.


"With her meaningful plot and earthy, likable sailing instructor heroine,  Wilcox treats us to an adventure that resonates long after we've finished reading.  I'm looking forward to reading more of her work."
     --Earlene Fowler, author of Dove in the Window


"Valerie Wilcox shows much talent and clearly a love of sailing, the sea, and Seattle . . . The story line is as crisp as a chilling morning out at sea and the sub-plots add several leagues of depth . . . a fabulous sea cruise."
     --Midwest Book Review


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