Tides of North Devon. A Stasia Lindström Investigation - Xema Hernán

The storm is coming. So is the truth.

On the rugged coastline of North Devon, where the tides answer only to the moon and the moors swallow secrets whole, Detective Inspector Stasia Lindström of the Devon and Cornwall Criminal Investigation Department responds to a routine call - and finds anything but routine.

A man stands alone in the dark. Covered in blood. Clutching a camping pick. His name is George Álvarez. He's a teacher. He's cooperative. And he remembers nothing.

With no victim, no crime scene, and a catastrophic storm bearing down on the coast, George is released. The investigation can wait. The weather cannot.

But the next morning, a call comes in from the local boarding school: a student is missing. Her name is Grace Fortune. And the clock - like the tide - does not stop for anyone.

Tides of North Devon is a slow-burn atmospheric noir set against the wild, rain-soaked landscape of England's North Devon coast. Nature is not backdrop here - it is character, witness, and accomplice. The lunar cycle, the rising tides, and the approaching storm pulse beneath every page, building a dread that is quiet, cold, and relentless.

Finalist for the First International Devon and Cornwall Novel Prize.

For readers of Ann Cleeves, Peter May, and Elly Griffiths.