Swann's War

An intelligent and thrilling literary fictionwhodunit for fans of Delia Owens and Jacqueline Winspear

The Second World War israging overseas, but life remains painfully quiet on the rugged New Englandfishing island of Fourth Cliff—an afterthought of an island now home to onlyaged fishermen, drunks, and an Italian POW camp guarded by damaged and subparAmerican soldiers. 

With her husband Archie,the island’s beloved police captain, off fighting in the Marines, Mary BethSwann steps into his role, without the respect of Fourth Cliff’s hardscrabbleresidents. When a murdered POW surfaces in a fisherman’s net, and soon morebodies appear, Mary Beth’s hold on order and rule wears thin. She must rely onthe help of a simple-minded deputy, a disgraced doctor, and a mob-connectedmainlander to find the person responsible…all while Swann’s loneliness,uncertainty, and self-doubt threaten to derail her investigation.