"The Dark Tide"

"The Dark Tide" by Andrew Gross was nominated for the Best Thriller of the Year Award by the International Thriller Writers.

This book appears to be the first in a series featuring police detective Ty Hauck and it was hard to put down!   As far as his friends and family know, Charles Friedman is a successful businessman living in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife, daughter, and son but unbeknownst to his wife, Karen, he's a worried man as his business seems to be in trouble.  When he's killed in a rail explosion taking the train to work in the city one day, Karen and her children begin to be threatened.  Someone wants money Charles owed them and they think Karen knows where it is.

Meanwhile, Ty is investigating a hit and run that happened on the same day that Charles died and the investigation leads him to Karen's door.  Together they begin to unravel a mystery that is going to put them both in danger.  Ty previously lost a daughter to an accident and their shared grief brings them closer as they offer each comfort.  Don't miss this novel of twists and turns.  You think you know who you can trust?  Think again!  pazt