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The Drowning at Dyes Inlet

A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller, Book 6

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The Drowning at Dyes Inlet

By: D. D. Black
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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About this listen

Sometimes murder comes in waves....

In 1979, a florist's lifeless body surfaced in the serene waters of Dyes Inlet, an enchanting estuary connected to the vast Puget Sound. Although the murder was never solved, a sinister heart carved into the victim's back made the case unforgettable.

Forty-four years later, history repeats itself as not one, but two more victims are discovered within 48 hours, each bearing the exact same chilling carving in their flesh. The county's darkest mystery is about to be ripped wide open.

Enter Thomas Austin, a private investigator with a haunted past he's finally ready to leave behind. Called in to untangle the threads of one of the most disturbing cold cases in the state's history, Austin realizes quickly that nothing is as it seems.

To unravel the mystery, he must delve into the past and confront a chilling question: how long can love endure, and to what unimaginable lengths will one person go to preserve it?

Gripping, visceral, and hauntingly evocative, The Drowning at Dyes Inlet is a pulse-pounding mystery that will leave you breathless and questioning everything you thought you knew about the depths of true love.

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Well worth listening too looking forward to listening to his other books in this series. Good performance by the reader.

Very interesting story

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Yet again another great story from this series. The author, characters and narrator were great finished in one go.

Another great listening experience.

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I really like this series, I like the characters and the way it builds, but the main protagonist, Austin, seems to be more on for the ride. other characters refer to him as being a great detective, but I find most of the work, aside from book 1, is done by everyone else & Austins efforts are mostly superfluous.

enjoyable stories but...

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