Piercing Shadows
The blackout only lasts a few minutes. The danger does not.Aboard The Midnight Tide, Rose Dela Cruz knows how to handle frightened guests, nervous crew, and the kind of chaos that follows when a luxury cruise suddenly goes dark.Then the phone rings.A social media star is dead.Her glamorous friends know how to smile for a camera, cry for attention, and hide the truth behind a perfect pose.Rose can feel it immediately.The grief is uneven.The stories are too careful.And the restored lights only make the shadows sharper.With Rex at her side and the next port drawing closer, Rose must follow a trail of filtered lives, buried envy, and dangerous secrets before the killer disappears into the crowd.Because when everyone knows how to perform…the truth has nowhere safe to stand. Read more