Amanda Doucette pursues the connection between a reclusive artist and
the wealthy surfer who turned up dead on a remote island in Vancouver
Island's Pacific Rim in a wilderness-infused mystery perfect for fans of
Jane Harper or Louise Penny.
While exploring the rugged landscape of Vancouver Island's Pacific Rim,
Amanda Doucette is drawn to a reclusive old artist known only as Luke,
who lives off the grid on a remote island. His vivid paintings hint at a
traumatic secret from his past that brings to mind her own struggles
with PTSD, and she begins to bond with him.
But when the body of a surfer washes up on the beach, Luke flees deep
into the interior. What is the connection between Luke and the victim,
and what does it have to do with Vietnam and a hippie commune from fifty
years ago? Fearing Luke might do something desperate, Amanda searches
for answers and races to find him before the police or the victim's
family get to him first.