Against The Tide — Stephen Puleston

A fisherman lies dead ... A beautiful girl is strangled ... What secrets connect them?
The body of a fisherman is found impaled to the sand with his own digging fork. The small rural community of the villages of the island of Anglesey have a secret to protect. The dead man owns land connected to the development of a nuclear power station so somebody wants him dead very badly.

When a young girl is killed Inspector Drake struggles to find a motive. Is she connected to the fisherman's death? With money and lots of it involved is it simply money at stake? Or are there more complex motives involved? And with the proposed nuclear power station causing massive controversy the local community is reluctant to share its secrets. And how far will people go to protect their way of life and language?

When a witness tells the police about a paedophile ring Drake may have his answer. Back on duty after the recent death of his father Drake has to face his own family battles as he fights to identify the killer and prevent more deaths.