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Welcome to Moe Claire Mystery and the Pyke Island Series
Welcome to Moe Claire Mystery and the Pyke Island Series
Modern mysteries set on the fictional Pyke Island in Downeast Maine where the rugged beauty of the landscape is matched by the stubborn independence and strong community of the people who call it home.
A Fickle Tide
A Fickle Tide
May 2025. Announcing the publication of the revised edition of A Fickle Tide, the first in a series of contemporary mysteries that center on the fictional Pyke Island in Downeast Maine.
Two crimes. One frozen island. A tide of secrets waiting to surface.
The winter quiet on Pyke Island, Maine, is shattered one cold January night. A man desperate to flee the island kidnaps Del Corriveau, leaving her unconscious in a shuttered summer cottage. That same night, a Hollywood producer vanishes from his waterfront estate—Black Ledges—in a burst of unexplained violence.
How are the two incidents connected? And what secrets are hidden behind the walls of Black Ledges?
Drawn into the heart of the police investigation, Del’s life is upended by a blizzard of suspicion, veiled threats, buried lies, and painful regrets. To uncover the truth, she’ll have to rely on her sharp instincts, unorthodox skills, and a past she thought she’d left behind.
Like tracking shoeprints in the snow, evidence is unearthed, criminals are hunted down—leading to a confrontation and a heart-stopping rescue. These are the bones and muscle that move the story, but the heart of the A Fickle Tide is how everyone is changed by it.
Praise for The Pyke Island Mysteries
Praise for The Pyke Island Mysteries
"Moe Claire’s debut mystery, A FICKLE TIDE, moves at a fast, engaging pace set against the vivid and haunting backdrop of Downeast Maine’s rugged Pyke Island." --Gabriela Stiteler, award-winning writer and co-chair of the New England Crime Bake
“A great mystery series, fast-paced, authentic.“ —Dotty Small, retired Maine police officer/detective for 37 years
"From my perspective as a Mainer, a cop, and a writer, I would score this engaging, well-written book a perfect 10 in local crime fiction." -- Richard Stockford, author of the Detective Thomas Clipper Mysteries and more
"a complex, tightly-woven story with subtle clues, sharp misdirection, exciting suspense and clever plot twists." - Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal
"A Whodunit for the winter: Curl up with a hot drink and read Moe Claire." - Ellsworth American
Granite and Bones - Revised edition October 14
Granite and Bones - Revised edition October 14
( Pyke Island Mysteries in Downeast Maine Book 2)
( Pyke Island Mysteries in Downeast Maine Book 2)
Some bones won't stay buried
Geology student, Del Corriveau, finds her fieldwork takes a chilling turn when she uncovers a hidden cave beneath a granite dome on Pyke Island. And the skeleton of a man who vanished five years ago.
The remains belong to Chief George, a charismatic and controversial leader whose disappearance fractured the island's delicate balance. As the police reopen the case, old grudges resurface and long-standing rivalries are exposed.
What begins as research into a granite peak soon becomes a dangerous unraveling of loyalties, legacies, betrayal, and revenge. In this coastal community, no one is untouched by the past--and someone still wants it buried. Del never planned to get involved, but at every step she feels the island's shadows tighten around her.
As Del and friends, Ty and Marco, find themselves caught in the crossfire, their friendship is strained to the breaking point, and rescue is far from certain.
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Black Veil, White Rose
Black Veil, White Rose
( Pyke Island Mysteries in Downeast Maine Book 3)
( Pyke Island Mysteries in Downeast Maine Book 3)
A boat trip to a quiet, pristine cove nestled in a peninsula just east of Pyke Island leads to an unwelcome discovery. The property around the cove was once considered an ideal place for a shorefront campground, but bankruptcy led to the property being abandoned. Then the squatters moved in, and the good neighbors of Des Isle, an exclusive summer community, tried everything in their power to remove them. All that happened years ago and was resolved when the squatters left voluntarily.
Or did they? Under the cove’s placid surface, a mystery lies on the gravel and sand bottom waiting to be snagged. Not surprisingly, Del Corriveau and friends find it and raise the ghosts, some dead, some very much alive, still keeping their secrets.
This third entry in the Pyke Island Mystery Series continues the narrative readers have come to expect-- unique characters, surprising twists, a slice of Downeast geology--all interlaced with humor.
Where can I get my copy of the Pyke Island Mystery Series?
Where can I get my copy of the Pyke Island Mystery Series?
Soft cover and kindle editions are available on Amazon.
Local retailers:
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops in Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Camden, Damariscotta, Freeport, and Portland
Books-a-Million in Bangor and South Portland
The Store Ampersand in Orono, ME
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Where is Pyke Island?
Where is Pyke Island?
Readers often ask whether Pyke Island is a place they can visit. The short answer is yes and no. Pyke Island is a product of imagination but you can find islands and peninsulas like it in many places on the Downeast coast of Maine. Just head north on Rt 1, starting around Bucksport, take every right hand turn and follow the road to the end. You will be pleasantly surprised by the coastline, the villages, and harbors you'll find.
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