A decent thriller type mystery. I found the backstory about Garrison Gage a tad frustrating -- we are told bits & pieces but apparently everyone in the book knows more than we do, as they can find out by Googling him (as Gage more than once remarks). Unfortunately, I can't find out that way! ( )

New author, new series for me. I feel extremely grateful for a worker at my library to have recommended this author and lucky to have easily found it with the help of my best friend, “Mr. Amazon”. We meet Gage, who is a private investigator and seems to be living under the guise of a tragic hero. You feel sorry for him as he suffers physically and mentally while pursuing the girl's killer but then you have to admire his determination to push on. The tale is believable and so very well-written. Carter has made excellent use of many of the things that make the setting real and easily imagined by the reader with the words he chose to describe this area of Oregan...the late winter followed by the early spring and the rest of the Oregon coast weather throughout the entire story. The book draws the reader in and holds you until the last sentence with its complicated characters and great plot line. I will warn those that are not willing to tolerate writers that make copious use of the "F" word in their work that this book is a cornucopia of them...otherwise a really good book. ( )

After being nearly beaten to death and his wife murdered P.I. Garrison Gage retreats to Barnacle Bluffs in Oregon. Five years later he discovers a body on the beach. He can't help himself he has to investigate her death.
An entertaining murder mystery. ( )

This book is action packed! Good fights, good poker games and good drama all wrapped up in a good mystery. The story moves right along and has a good story line. I think a lot of guys would love this book. I gave it 4 stars only because I couldn't relate to all of the masculinity. ( )

Quick read. It was somewhat predictable, and I couldn't get a good picture in my head of Gage, but I enjoyed it. ( )