Tide of Death // The Portsmouth Murders — Pauline Rowson

It is Horton's second day back in Portsmouth CID following an eight month suspension on a charge of gross misconduct. Determined to prove his innocence of the charges that have wrecked his career and his marriage, Horton finds his personal investigations sidelined when out running on a foggy August morning he stumbles across the naked battered body of a man on the beach. Aided by Sergeant Cantelli, Horton sets out to find a killer who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. As he starts to uncover dark secrets that someone would rather not have exposed, he risks not only his career but also his life… Set against the atmospheric backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England. 'Rowson brilliantly blends the worlds of police detection and yachting in this Andy Horton murder mystery.' Bertrams Books