Seas the Day

Kale and Chili Bolz are close to their mother Estelle. But when Kale is lost at sea and Chili winds up missing, Estelle pleads with caterer River Holloway to find Chili. In Seas the Day by Maggie Toussaint, River teams up with Deputy Lance Hamlyn to discover what happened to the brothers. (Seas the Day will be published by Henery Press on April 21.) 

Busy with her catering business on Shell Island in Georgia, and worried about her boyfriend in California, River doesn’t really have time to investigate. Everyone knows Chili is serious about his charter fishing business, so for him to be missing for so many days must mean something is wrong. 

River tracks down Chili's on again-off again girlfriend Vivian Declan at a local bar and questions the guys and gals in the bar. Viv says she hasn't seen him but figures he's a grown man and can take care of himself. River is not so sure especially as Estelle has pleaded with her to find him

Just a few days later she decides to check on Estelle and finds her badly beaten. Estelle whispers "The bridge. Check bridge." What in the world does that mean? 

River soon learns Estelle was a frequent visitor to the emergency room with a series of assaults including a head injury. How no one knew any of this is beyond River sense of disbelief. She resolves to find the killer no matter what the cost. 

 Lots of twists and turns and secrets to uncover.