The Woman Who Walked into the Sea

<p><b>The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery 'full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit' (Scotsman).</b><br><br>Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.<br><br>His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.<br><br>Megan's daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.<br><br>As McGill is drawn into Violet's search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...<br><u><br>Praise for <i>The Woman Who Walked into the Sea</i>:</u><br><b><br>'An always entertaining and gripping mystery ... Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors' </b><i>Herald</i><br><br><b>'A classic whodunit. A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell, and I can't imagine anyone who likes those not delighting in this'</b> <i>Scotsman</i><br><br><b>'Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation'</b> crimefictionlover.com<br><br><b>'Simply intoxicating'</b> <i>Library Journal</i><br><br><u>Praise for <i>The Sea Detective</i>:</u><br><br><b>'Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction ... elegantly written and compelling' </b><i>Scotsman</i><br><br><b>'Promises to be a fine series of detective novels' </b><i>Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month</i><br><br><b>'Excellent' </b><i>Literary Review - top five crime books of the year</i><br><br><b>'A compelling protagonist' </b><i>The Times Literary Supplement</i></p>\n\n<p><b>The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery 'full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit' (Scotsman).</b><br><br>Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.<br><br>His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.<br><br>Megan's daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.<br><br>As McGill is drawn into Violet's search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...<br><u><br>Praise for <i>The Woman Who Walked into the Sea</i>:</u><br><b><br>'An always entertaining and gripping mystery ... Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors' </b><i>Herald</i><br><br><b>'A classic whodunit. A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell, and I can't imagine anyone who likes those not delighting in this'</b> <i>Scotsman</i><br><br><b>'Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation'</b> crimefictionlover.com<br><br><b>'Simply intoxicating'</b> <i>Library Journal</i><br><br><u>Praise for <i>The Sea Detective</i>:</u><br><br><b>'Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction ... elegantly written and compelling' </b><i>Scotsman</i><br><br><b>'Promises to be a fine series of detective novels' </b><i>Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month</i><br><br><b>'Excellent' </b><i>Literary Review - top five crime books of the year</i><br><br><b>'A compelling protagonist' </b><i>The Times Literary Supplement</i></p>