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The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery ''full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit'' (Scotsman).

Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.

His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.

Megan''s daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.

As McGill is drawn into Violet''s search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...

Praise for The Woman Who Walked into the Sea:


''An always entertaining and

Trade Review
Simply intoxicating * Library Journal, USA *
Entertaining and gripping mystery * The Herald *
A classic whodunit * The Scotsman *
Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation * crimefictionlover.com *
Great writing, enjoyable story-telling and wonderful characterisation * The Scots Magazine *

The Woman Who Walked into the Sea

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    A Paperback / softback by Mark Douglas-Home

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 14/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9781405923583, 978-1405923583
      ISBN10: 140592358X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery ''full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit'' (Scotsman).

      Cal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.

      His expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.

      Megan''s daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.

      As McGill is drawn into Violet''s search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...

      Praise for The Woman Who Walked into the Sea:


      ''An always entertaining and

      Trade Review
      Simply intoxicating * Library Journal, USA *
      Entertaining and gripping mystery * The Herald *
      A classic whodunit * The Scotsman *
      Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation * crimefictionlover.com *
      Great writing, enjoyable story-telling and wonderful characterisation * The Scots Magazine *

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