Wreck Bay


 
 Contents
 
 Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Contents
 Chapter One
 Chapter Two
 Chapter Three
 Chapter Four
 Chapter Five
 Chapter Six
 Chapter Seven
 Chapter Eight
 Chapter Nine
 Chapter Ten
 Chapter Eleven
 Chapter Twelve
 Chapter Thirteen
 Chapter Fourteen
 Chapter Fifteen
 Chapter Sixteen
 Chapter Seventeen
 Chapter Eighteen
 Chapter Nineteen
 Chapter Twenty
 Chapter Twenty-One
 Chapter Twenty-Two
 Chapter Twenty-Three
 Chapter Twenty-Four
 Chapter Twenty-Five
 Chapter Twenty-six
 Chapter Twenty-Seven
 Chapter Twenty-eight
 Chapter Twenty-nine
 Chapter Thirty
 Acknowledgements
 About the Author
 
 
 
 Guide
 
 Cover
 Dedication
 Title Page
 Chapter One
 Acknowledgements
 About the Author
 
 
 
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 Praise for the Amanda Doucette Mysteries
 A high-adrenaline plunge into the dangerous and murky waters of homegrown terrorism.
 — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 A great evocation of the lakes, the beauty and the power … Amanda Doucette is somebody I’d like for a friend.
 — Maureen Jennings, author of Murdoch Mysteries
 Masterly … it’s the wilderness that provides the story’s passion.
 — Toronto Star
 Leaves one wishing to know more about Amanda Doucette. She is a plucky, adventurous, smart, caring person with an exciting, globetrotting career and the potential for many great stories.
 — Ottawa Citizen
 Fradkin populates her series with real people whose lives encompass more than solving the odd crime. Keep ’em coming.
 — Booklist
 A simply riveting read from first page to last by a master of the genre.
 — Midwest Book Review
 Readers of Tana French and Deborah Crombie may want to investigate.
 — Library Journal
 Fradkin’s forte is the emotional cost of crime.
 — Ottawa Citizen
 If you want to get a real feel (and fear) of the woods, this is the book for you.
 — Globe and Mail
 A terrific read.
 — Winnipeg Free Press
 
 
 Praise for the Inspector Green Mysteries
 For those who like a solid classic mystery with added character, Inspector Green is perfect.
 — Globe and Mail
 In a modern crime fiction universe in which protagonists are expected to have weaknesses as well as strengths … Barbara Fradkin’s Inspector Michael Green has always been among the most, well, human.
 — London Free Press
 Interesting characters, plenty of local colour, a clever plot that keeps the reader guessing.
 — Canadian Book Review Annual
 A perfect blend of mystery and suspense.
 — Charlotte Austin Review
 Fradkin weaves a complex problem into a novel that works on two levels: as a mystery and as a spotlight on a serious Canadian social problem.
 — Hamilton Spectator
 Fans of character-driven police procedurals will be satisfied.
 — Publishers Weekly
 A fast-paced crime thriller [featuring] a 
 WRECK BAY
 
 
 
 Amanda Doucette Mysteries
 Fire in the Stars
 The Trickster’s Lullaby
 Prisoners of Hope
 The Ancient Dead
 Wreck Bay
 
 
 
 WRECK BAY
 An Amanda Doucette Mystery
 Barbara Fradkin
 
 
 
 Copyright © Barbara Fradkin, 2023
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 All characters in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
 Publisher and acquiring editor: Kwame Scott Fraser | Editor: Allister Thompson
 Cover designer: Karen Alexiou
 Cover image: shutterstock.com/Harry Beugelink
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