The Woman Who Walked Into The Sea Av Mark Douglas-Home

<p><b>The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery ''full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit'' (Scotsman).</b><br><br>Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.<br><br>His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.<br><br>Megan''s daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.<br><br>As McGill is drawn into Violet''s search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...<br><u><br>Praise for <i>The Woman Who Walked into the Sea</i>:</u><br><b><br>''An always entertaining and gripping mystery ... Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors'' </b><i>Herald</i><br><br><b>''A classic whodunit. A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell, and I can''t imagine anyone who likes those not delighting in this''</b> <i>Scotsman</i><br><br><b>''Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation''</b> crimefictionlover.com<br><br><b>''Simply intoxicating''</b> <i>Library Journal</i><br><br><u>Praise for <i>The Sea Detective</i>:</u><br><br><b>''Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction ... elegantly written and compelling'' </b><i>Scotsman</i><br><br><b>''Promises to be a fine series of detective novels'' </b><i>Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month</i><br><br><b>''Excellent'' </b><i>Literary Review - top five crime books of the year</i><br><br><b>''A compelling protagonist'' </b><i>The Times Literary Supplement</i></p>