Tide of Death

Andy Horton is out jogging on the beach in the early morning in Portsmouth when he comes upon the naked body of a man.  He has just completed his suspension, but is not allowed to participate in the investigation.  However, when Cantelli picks up Horton to return him to the office, they divide instead to visit the victim's wife.

As the investigation proceeds, it is discovered that the body isn't the husband of the woman they thought it was.  Horton is still disgruntled about how his suspension came about.  He wants answers, and isn't afraid to push for them.  It results in him being run off the road on his motorbike.

Shortly after that a second body is found.  It is the man that they thought was the first victim.  It appears that he died first.  How closely tied are these two men and what is their connection to a local criminal?

The case takes a strange twist when the body of the young woman who had accused Horton of rape was found, and then the body of the local criminal is discovered by Horton and his cohort, despite Horton being on suspension once again.  Is someone higher up controlling things?

What follows is a surprising and quick end to the novel.  Author Pauline Rowson has provided the reader with a quick read, but I found the plot to be very tangled.