Down East Intrigue

The third in a series of nautical mysteries by Linda Greenlaw, Shiver Hitch chronicles the escapades of Jane Bunker, an ex-Miami homicide detective who moves back to Maine to become a marine insurance investigator. The book opens as Bunker is investigating the scene of a house fire on Acadia Island, where she discovers a badly burned body. It turns out the body belongs to the house’s owner, who Bunker discovers is one of the most despised women on the island. As Bunker digs into the investigation, she becomes embroiled in a plot thick with convicted felons, a real estate scam and conflicts between the island’s locals and summer visitors. (Minotaur Books, $25)