Nervous Water

Boston attorney Brady Coyne's search for a missing relative leads him to an unsolved murder case in this mystery by the author of Shadow of Death.

"William G. Tapply is one of the best there is today!" —Chicago Tribune

Contacted by an aged relative with whom he'd long lost touch, Brady agrees to help his Uncle Moze with a sensitive family matter. Having received a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Moze is looking to mend fences with his only daughter. But the daughter seems to have simply disappeared, leaving no clues or hints as to her whereabouts.

As Brady tackles the seemingly impossible task of finding his cousin—a case that looks less and less like a simple missing person case—it becomes clear that whatever is going on now is related to a dark, undiscussed episode in his family's past: the brutal, still unsolved murder of another of Brady's uncles.

"This long-running series remains fresh and Tapply underrated as one of today's finest regional mystery writers." —Publishers Weekly

"Tapply tackles the difficult issues of human relationships and family ties with his typically light touch. . . . Another winner in an always-satisfying series." —Booklist