Fiction
Jake Chambers, born on Cutter Island, is coming home for the first time in more than a decade. But as the ferry approaches the wharf, he finds himself on a collision course with his past … memories of a summer long forgotten and a girl destined to haunt him forever.
Andi Martin is also back on Cutter and, as she sits on the porch of the Sloane cottage, her mind wanders back to that summer of 1965 and the boy who changed her life forever.
The year was 1943. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, on loan to the British, flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. Shot down, he had to make his way back to England with what could prove to be a very important reel of film taped to his chest. Wounded, he was grounded and sent back to the States to the Air Cadet Base in San Antonio, Texas to teach. Plagued by nightmares stemming from his wartime experiences, he was easy pickings for a woman like her …
She was his commander's wife – beautiful, restless, and the wrong kind of woman for him. What would happen when they got together would be nothing less than murder...
From USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author, Linda Watkins, comes a dark murder mystery set in the latter stages of World War II. Platform Shoes, A Steve Daniels Mystery, is planned to be the first of a series of mysteries featuring the ex-serviceman. Watkins is also the author of the award-winning Mateguas Island Series and the award-winning Kate Pomeroy Gothic Mystery Series.
"Any who like horror stories and gothic fiction will find Mateguas Island an exceptional read" ~Midwest Book Review
"Fans of Watkins's Mateguas Island will welcome this solid sequel…Watkins smoothly integrates the paranormal with a complex family drama." ~Publishers Weekly
"A deftly crafted contemporary gothic thriller" ~Chanticleer Book Review