Deadly Waters — T. Alan Codder

Boyd Thacker wasn't the most popular man in Brunswick, North Carolina, but no one had a reason to kill him. Or so everyone thought. That was before his badly decomposed body was discovered floating in the city's wastewater treatment plant.Maggie Neese, the treatment plant manager, is at the top of everyone's suspect list. Boyd had accused the city of polluting the waters of the Siouan River with the discharge from the plant, and he laid the blame squarely at Maggie's feet.Sean McGhee, divorced and looking for a change, left his position in the Boston Police Department to become Brunswick's new chief of police. On the job only two weeks, he was looking forward to dealing with nothing more serious than barking dogs, parking tickets, and the occasional drunken fight. Now the city was looking to him to solve the town's first murder in years.With too many suspects and not enough clues, Sean must navigate his way through small town politics as he struggles to uncover the secret of Boyd's death. As the pieces of the puzzle slowly reveal themselves, he realizes there is more to Boyd Thacker's death than a simple crime of passion.With the aid of Maggie, Sean begins to piece together the events leading to Boyd's death, and along the way discovers a long-held secret… a secret big enough to kill to protect.~~*~~ Also available as a Large Print Edition ~~*~~