The Drowning Bay

Allison's freedom after getting out of prison hinges on keeping a secret from an adopted refugee boy. His mother is missing, but with the hacking skills that sent her to prison, Allison discovers the activist's unpublished blog—the boy's mother is never coming home.   

To win her back Allison's grieving ex-boyfriend breaks his commitment to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and joins her search to reunite the activist with her son. But a treacherous detective in the pocket of an unscrupulous developer is planning to have them join the body that floats with the fish and osprey in the poisoned bay.

Can Allison learn about belonging from the tides of the lost ecosystem?

Can she find freedom?

The Drowning Bay is the third suspense in The Trilogy for Freedom. For a deep grasp of the compelling characters in Book Three, read the two previous stand-alone novels. 

If you liked, Where the Crawdads Sing and enjoy delving into the psyche of a committed character who must weigh hard ethical choices against a global responsibility to the environment, then read this book.