The Drowning Tide

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THE DROWNING TIDE
Some secrets don't sink. They come back for you.
When Michael, an American haunted by a broken past, escapes to the storm-beaten coast of Ireland, he is searching for solitude - and a chance to disappear. But the sea keeps its own kind of memory, and the quiet life he hopes for soon begins to fracture.
Drawn into the orbit of Maureen, a magnetic and enigmatic woman, Michael finds himself pulled into a world of fishermen, unspoken loyalties, and buried crimes. On the trawler Emerald Star, beneath a bruised Irish sky, he uncovers a secret that was never meant to surface - and realises it may already be too late to walk away.
That night in the Irish Sea ends in a brutal struggle and a choice to show mercy - a choice Michael believes he can outrun.

He is wrong.

As shadows close in and trust begins to erode, Michael begins to understand that some debts do not stay buried. From the fog-bound harbours of Ireland to the sunlit cliffs of St. Lucia - the life he dreams of building, the woman he hopes to love, the future he believes is still possible - everything is already under threat.
To survive, Michael must confront not only the men who want him silenced, but the darkness he carries with him across the ocean.
The tide is coming in.
And this time, there is nowhere left to run.
Fans of Paula Hawkins, Tana French, and Alex Michaelides will be drawn to this atmospheric blend of psychological suspense and literary thriller - where every tide hides a secret, and every secret demands a price.