School teacher Phoebe Clay couldn't stop the horrific school shooting that forced her to retire. Now she plans a kayaking trip with her niece to recover. A dead and mutilated killer whale death rocks Phoebe, her niece, and the small Pacific Northwest town of Pirate's Cove, and reignites too many of Phoebe's bad memories-especially when they find a murdered young man. Dealing with a dead whale, a dead body and a growing suspicion that everyone in Pirate's Cove wants to hide the truth, Phoebe must risk everything she holds precious to uncover the culprit behind the crimes and find her own...