The Reef at Low Tide

Before the wreck, before the women, before the war with a corrupt town—Chris Burger arrived in Eden's Cove with nothing but a dead grandmother, a wrecked yacht, and a refusal to be pushed.

The harbour town looks like a postcard. White beaches. Turquoise water. Bougainvillea spilling over limestone walls. But on his third night, two fishermen come to damage his boat on the orders of a police chief who's already decided Chris doesn't belong. Chris puts one of them in hospital.

The next morning, he's arrested.

"The Reef at Low Tide" is the story of how a twenty-one-year-old outsider with no allies and a dangerous skillset took his first swing at a system designed to crush him—and didn't miss. It's a standalone prequel to the coastal crime thriller The Wrecker, and the perfect entry point into the world of Eden's Cove.