When her estranged mother drowns under suspicious circumstances, Erin Brady is forced to confront a past she thought she escaped. But her return home sets off a cascade of unsettling events, including arson and more deaths. Besides her investigation, Erin must also heal fractured relationships and restore the family s crumbling shorefront motel. In Misery Cove, silence runs deeper than the waters of Lake Michigan. Everyone has secrets. Everything has a price. And the cost of coming home may be Erin s life.