Tides of Truth: Where Secrets Rise with the Tide

Dr. Lynn Browning traded Philadelphia's high-stakes ER for a quieter life as York, Maine's new community physician, drawn by the rocky shores, the historic village, and the promise of fresh air. But her first days at the clinic bring patients with baffling symptoms: stubborn rashes that refuse to fade, crushing fatigue, and a neurological fog the locals dismiss as nothing more than the Maine winter blues.When anonymous emails and suspicious water samples point to a long-buried 2006 disaster at the old York Harbor Fuel Depot, Lynn's investigation leads straight to Cape Neddick and the brooding caretaker of the Nubble Lighthouse, Craig Fish. Craig's father, the mayor at the time, suppressed every report to protect fishing jobs and the summer tourist trade when the town was already reeling. Now that the secret is poisoning the present.Their stolen evenings, stargazing from Sohier Park or crossing the narrow channel to the islet for maintenance, shift from tentative sparks to tense strategy sessions. As deleted threads from the town's Facebook group surface and Lynn's own distant family ties to the river become a red herring, the tight-knit community closes ranks. At a packed town hall in historic Old York Village, Lynn must present damning evidence while Craig decides whether to stand with the woman he loves or defend the legacy that kept York afloat.In a place where the sea both sustains and conceals, love may be the only force strong enough to bring the truth to light.

Pagina's: 252, Hardcover, Jeffrey Rittenhouse