![]() ![]() ![]() Patricia Skalka knows the Door County tourists don't see. In the newest installation, a prominent philanthropist disappears on a bracing autumn day in. ![]() "Death Washes Ashore is a nice mix of traditional mystery and police procedural, set in a fascinating corner of the Midwest, with three-dimensional characters and a good feel for the life of a community. The Dave Cubiak Door County Mysteries pit a former troubled Chicago cop against a roster of clever killers on the Door County Peninsula in the heart of the Midwest. Jenny Milchman, Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Cover of Snow A great read for the thinking mystery lover." "Weaving clues throughout the strange world of live-action role play, the book plumbs depths as great as the lake waters surrounding the peninsula: the insider/outsider war in the county the bitter, bottomless pain of losing a child and how Cubiak struggles to restore justice despite these forces. Patricia Skalka's rendering of Cubiak and all the colorful characters in Death Washes Ashore is compelling and empathetic, written in elegant language and revealing dialogue. "Dave Cubiak, the taciturn, grieving, relentless sheriff of Door County and irresistible protagonist, has a problem. ![]()
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