Dark sand - kay jennings

Police chief Matt Horning thought life in Port Stirling, Oregon was returning to normal after the earthquake.

He was dead wrong.

One of the worlds leading geologists, British Lord Phineas Stuart, has gone missing in this classic whodunit, book 4 in A Port Stirling Mystery series.

In the aftermath of one of the deadliest earthquakes and biggest tsunami waves ever recorded, the worlds scientists have flocked to Port Stirling, Oregon to study the effects on the land and sea.

When the investigation into Stuarts disappearance gets underway, Matt and his colleagues quickly realize they are not hurting for suspects who wish the geologist harm.

Has Stuart just taken off somewhere, or is a jealous competitor responsible for the missing scientist? Will this mystery drive a wedge in Matt and Ferns new relationship, and are they caught in the crosshairs? Is Lord Stuarts disappearance just the tip of the iceberg? How far will people go to protect what they love when the stakes are high?.