The Drowning at Dyes Inlet by D D Black

About the Book:

In 1979, a florist's lifeless body surfaced in the serene waters of Dyes Inlet, an enchanting estuary connected to the vast Puget Sound. Although the murder was never solved, a sinister heart carved into the victim's back made the case unforgettable.

Forty-four years later, history repeats itself as not one, but two more victims are discovered within 48 hours, each bearing the exact same chilling carving in their flesh. The county's darkest mystery is about to be ripped wide open.

Enter Thomas Austin, a private investigator with a haunted past he's finally ready to leave behind. Called in to untangle the threads of one of the most disturbing cold cases in the state's history, Austin realizes quickly that nothing is as it seems.

To unravel the mystery, he must delve into the past and confront a chilling question: How long can love endure, and to what unimaginable lengths will one person go to preserve it?

My Review:

Thomas Austin is at work again to solve a mystery. This time a current murder appears to have roots in a past one. There is a new detective working with Austin. She is brash and irritating to start out with but I grew to really like her before the novel was over. I hope she is a regular part of further investigations. Austin is again distracted by information on his previous wife, murdered years ago. I am getting tired of that element of these books. Austin goes to New York at the end of this novel and I hope the next one, set in New York, will be the end of that part of Austin's life.

I like these mysteries, Black is good at writing them and they mostly take place in the Puget Sound area where I live. It is fun to read about action taking place in local areas.

My rating: 4/5 stars.

You can read my reviews of the previous books in this series: The Bones at Point No Point, The Shadows of Pike Place, The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff, The Horror at Murden Cove, and The Terror in the Emerald City.

About the Author:

D.D. Black writes crime fiction set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. He is the author of the Thomas Austin Crime Thrillers and the FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. series. When he's not writing, he can be found strolling the beaches of the Pacific Northwest, cooking dinner for his wife, and throwing a ball for his corgi over and over and over. To learn more, check out my website, where you can join the VIP Reader Club for discounts, news, and more corgi photos than you ever knew you needed. You can find out more at https://ddblackauthor.com/ 

Independently published, 262 pages.

(My star ratings: 5-An exceptional book, 4-Better than average, relevant and liked by me, 3-It is average, 2-It is below average and not liked by me, 1-It is practically unreadable.)