Dark Moon Walking

 It's been more than eight years since Dan Connor put a troubled criminal named Walker behind bars, and a year since he handed in his badge. The remote islands off the Pacific Northwest coast seem like the perfect destination for his retirement until waves of increasingly sinister events disrupt his peace.

When a mysterious boat drives him from his anchorage and a marine biologist working in the area goes missing, Dan teams up with Walker who has returned to his traditional way of living since his release from jail. As a life hangs in the balance and others are threatened, the knowledge and skills of these two men from very different cultures are the perfect mix.

With an eclectic cast of characters and a riveting plot, Dark Moon Walking is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller that will keep you turning the pages until its explosive conclusion. 

"Dark Moon Walking is a terrific read from the very first page. The characters are vivid, deeply and interestingly flawed. The setting, a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, is described so well one can almost hear the rain dripping off the pines and the salmon jumping upstream. Told from three points of view it is the story of an uneasy truce between two old enemies- Walker and the man who put him in jail, Dan Connor. Fans of thrillers will enjoy this, of course. But it should have a wider audience. After all who doesn't love a love story? Or a story with boats? Or a wilderness setting? Small perfect details signal that McMillen knows boats, and the waters of the Pacific northwest. There is not a superfluous word in the book. A pure pleasure to read.

Roberta Rich

Author of The Midwife of Venice Trilogy