Publisher's Synopsis
An ill wind blows through Alpine, but Advocate publisher Emma Lord and Sheriff Milo Dodge seem immune to the prevailing angst. The newlyweds domestic idyll is most definitely over when a dead man is discovered near the fish hatchery and nobody has a clue as to his identity. Moreover, whispers of scandal travel through the quaint streets when some high school girls mysteriously take a walk on the wild side. And then Milos dedicated deputy, Sam Heppner, a true yeoman, suddenly goes AWOL. Whats happening in Alpine? If Milo knows, hes not telling Emma. The situation grows even more fraught when a shocking link is revealed between the mystery corpse and one of Alpines own, unearthing a long-buried dark secret.
