When a fisherman's body is pulled from the icy Oregon surf, Chief Ellie Cook doesn't buy the accident story. As winter storms batter Seaside, Ellie uncovers a trafficking ring operating under cover of darkness - and finds herself spiraling back into addiction, tangled in secrets, and toeing a dangerous line with the one woman she shouldn't want: her former therapist.

In Dead Drift, the second installment of the Seaside Confidential series, Ellie's past crashes into her present, old enemies resurface, and every wave threatens to drag her under. Gritty, sharp, and unflinchingly queer - this crime noir is packed with mystery, tension, and the high cost of survival.

For fans of Tana French, Mare of Easttown, and sharp-tongued lesbian protagonists who can't stop making bad decisions for the right reasons.