In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut disquiet descends on a small town after the
suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor with all clues pointing to the reclusive young
man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned for the first love he
left behind. Perfect for fans of All Good People Here and Where the Crawdads Sing . One
peaceful morning in the small Puget Sound town of Point Orchards the lifeless body of Dr.
Erin Landry is found hanging from a tree on the property of prodigal son and failed writer
Elijah Leith. Sheriff Jim Godbout’s initial investigation points to an obvious suicide but
upon closer inspection there seem to be clues of foul play when he discovers that the
circumstances of the beautiful doctor’s death were ripped straight from the pages of Elijah
Leith’s own novel. Out of money and motivation thirty-three-year-old Elijah returns to his
empty childhood home to lick the wounds of his futile writing career. Hungry for purpose he
throws himself into restoring the ramshackle cabin his father left behind and rekindling his
relationship with Nakita the extraordinary girl from the nearby reservation whom he betrayed
but was never able to forget. As the town of Point Orchards turns against him Elijah must
fight for his innocence against an unexpected foe who is close and cunning enough to flawlessly
frame him for murder in this scintillating literary thriller that seeks to uncover a case of
love loss and revenge.
