The Daufuskie Tide

When a preservationist asks Kate Gallagher for help writing a series of historical letters supporting Daufuskie Island's cultural protections, the project seems simple enough: document the past before developers erase it.

But Daufuskie does not surrender its history easily.

The island exists between worlds, reachable only by water and governed as much by memory and quiet loyalties as by law. The Tide, the island's ever-watchful grapevine, knows everyone's business long before outsiders do. And when a wealthy developer is murdered, suspicion spreads quickly through the tight-knit community.

With Detective John Mitchell reluctantly pulled into the investigation, Kate begins uncovering old land disputes, vanished records, and whispers surrounding a church destroyed by fire generations earlier. Beneath the island's beauty lies a buried history someone is willing to kill to protect.

As another death shocks the community, Kate realizes the truth may not simply expose a murderer. It may threaten the fragile balance that has allowed Daufuskie to remain untouched for so long.

On Daufuskie Island, the tide carries everything eventually. Even secrets.