Linda Greenlaw

"Jane Bunker returns in another thrilling, small-town mystery set in Down East Maine It seems like everyone in Green Haven knows that Jane Bunker has scored an invite to the ultra-exclusive Summer Solstice Soiree--and they all assume she'll be in attendance, as one of the few eligible single women in town. Of course, that's the last place Jane would like to be; hobnobbing and making small talk with the upper crust isn't exactly her idea of a good...

Jane Bunker thought she'd escaped the pollution, noise, and dead bodies of the big city when she left her job as a Miami homicide detective and moved back to the idyllic town of Green Haven, Maine. But through her work as a marine insurance investigator, it appears she's left behind the bustle of the city, but not the murder. When Jane is called to the remote Acadia Island to assess the damages from a house fire, she also finds a badly burned body...

Declared "a triumph" by the "New York Times" Book Review, Greenlaw's first book, "The Hungry Ocean, " appeared on many bestseller lists. Now, taking a break from the sword fishing career that earned her a major role in "The Perfect Storm, " Greenlaw returns to Isle au Haut--a tiny Maine island with a population of 70 year-round residents, 30 of whom are Greenlaw's relatives.

Presents an essay-complemented treasury of recipes inspired by seasonal Maine cuisine, from schoolhouse shore clam dip and grilled crab-stuffed mushrooms to blackened swordfish with blueberry chutney and mile-high strawberry pie.

An assortment of recipes drawn from the coastal New England culinary tradition features seventy-five recipes for Penobscot Bay Clam Dip, Down East Crab Cakes, Maine Blueberry Pie, and other specialties, accompanied by anecdotes about seaside life.