Tides of Suspicion follows Layers of Deceit and Waves of Guilt, and is again set in my home town by the coast.

'Help me! Help me!' screamed the young woman as she pounded on Sarah's car window. It's late at night on a dark stretch of road. Sarah is alone. Is it a trap? Sarah has a split second to decide what to do.

Traumatised by this experience, Sarah finds support comes from an unlikely direction.

Luckily, her role as a school governor provides a distraction from her personal crises and prompts her to delve into a philanthropic Broadstairs family with connections to the school.

Meanwhile, Sarah's path crosses with a character whose ambition becomes an obsession with unforeseen consequences. Her concerns heighten when she realises how damaging that drive and desire to succeed can be, especially when judgements may be clouded by grief.

A story of emotions, trauma and friendship as Sarah's life enters its next chapter.