About this book:

In *The Heirloom Code*, Olivia Bennett inherits her estranged grandmother Evelyn's old Victorian estate in the fog-shrouded town of Springtide Bay, along with decades of family secrets. What begins as a search for answers about her reclusive grandmother quickly spirals into a thrilling mystery when Olivia uncovers cryptic notes, a coded journal, and a newspaper clipping detailing a thirty-year-old cold case: the disappearance of local businessman Thomas Sterling. With the help of her childhood friend, now detective Marcus Hale, Olivia races against time to decipher Evelyn’s intricate clues, uncovering a hidden world of deceit, a dangerous animal enforcer, and a pervasive sense that someone is desperate to keep the past buried.

As Olivia delves deeper, she unearths shocking revelations—the true fate of Thomas Sterling, the suppressed confession of another missing person, Eleanor Vance, and the sinister involvement of prominent town figures. But the deepest secret lies in the very foundations of Springtide Bay, rooted in a centuries-old conspiracy known as “The Keepers of the Shore,” powered by an insidious, naturally occurring compound that has subtly controlled the town’s populace for generations. With her life in peril and trust eroding within the community, Olivia must confront the formidable mastermind behind it all, Clara Sterling, the seemingly frail matriarch who pulls the strings of a generational legacy of manipulation. *The Heirloom Code* is a gripping tale of hidden tunnels, forgotten pacts, and the enduring power of truth, culminating in a final, heartbreaking personal revelation that binds Olivia's family history to the very core of Springtide Bay’s dark secrets.