4.5-STAR REVIEW: DEADLY TIDES by Mary Keliikoa

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Misty Pines Mystery: Book 2
Publication Date: October 24, 2023

A missing surf legend. Waterlogged clues. Can he trust his gut instincts to end the wave of murder?

Sheriff Jax Turner is learning to live again. Holding tight to the hope of reconciling with his FBI agent ex-wife, the wary man is determined to keep his focus on his coastal Oregon community. And after a concerned brother requests a welfare check, Jax is troubled to find the absent surf shop owner’s tracks lead to a pool of blood.

Now investigating a potential homicide, Turner chases a tip from his former spouse about a severed foot found on the beach. But when a torrent of leads links the victim to a politician’s son, a jealous competitor, and a get-straight program for youth, the steadfast lawman fears layers of lies and secret agendas will keep him from stopping a vicious killer.

Can he unravel the fatal agenda before he’s the next corpse to wash ashore?

If you like flawed heroes, gritty crimes, and dark twists and turns, then you’ll love Deadly Tides, the chilling second book in Mary Keliikoa’s Misty Pines Mystery Series.

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The Review

Sheriff Jax Turner returns for another Misty Pines mystery full of action and suspense.

With Deadly Tides, author Mary Keliikoa gives readers a severed foot found on the beach, a pool of blood, and a missing surf legend—but not all in one place. As Sheriff Turner starts investigating, his research overlaps with a case run by his former wife, an FBI agent.

Sheriff Turner is in a much better headspace than in the last book, where he was contemplating ending his life. While he and Abby haven’t reconciled, he has been able to process his daughter’s death.

As part of the homicide investigation, Sheriff Turner starts unraveling clues that lead to a tangled web of locals who can’t seem to keep their stories straight. Once he and Abby compare notes, it becomes clear that the two cases are connected, and Jax may be in danger.

Deadly Tides delivers a surprise twist to an already complicated case threatening Misty Pines.

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About The Author Eighteen years in the legal field, and an over-active imagination, led Pacific NW native Mary Keliikoa to start writing mystery and suspense. She is the author of the award-winning HIDDEN PIECES and DEADLY TIDES, both part of the Misty Pines mystery series, the PI Kelly Pruett mystery series including the multi-award nominated DERAILED for best debut, and the upcoming stand-alone DON’T ASK, DON’T FOLLOW out Summer of 2024. She’s also had short stories in Woman’s World and the anthology, Peace, Love, and Crime.