In Fisherman’s Bend, the action begins in Quoddy Head, near Cobble Harbor, both quaint little towns in Cobscook Bay, Maine with homespun names that make you think you are back in the middle of 1920, somewhere near a time warp.  Jane's landlords, the Vickersons, make a dish of mussels each day of the week for a cookbook they are writing, the feisty waitress at the local diner serves breakfast each morning with a dose of homespun vinegar to top off the pancakes.  Then a body turns up. The locals try to make believe the murder of one of their town’s more unsavory inhabitants never happened. Jane gets mixed up in solving the case, even though she almost gets herself killed during her attempts to get to the bottom of the murder.  Cal, the Fisherman’s Pilot, and Quasar the scientist prove to be her best allies, as she ends up knee-deep in her search for the murderer of both the hapless addict and the Lobster Fisherman who owned and piloted the Eva B.

This is the second work of fiction / murder mystery novel from this very accomplished writer.   She has written several Non-Fiction books, all having to do with the surrounding countryside and boats she loves with her very soul.  In those books she tries to show you and tell you what each sailor's knot means and how to tie it.  Ms. Greenlaw was given credits and a prominent role in the movie A Perfect Storm, because of her life as Captain of a swordfishing boat and her knowledge of life in New England.  She is a very intelligent writer who has a lot to say in her homespun way, so sit down in your most comfortable chair, grab a coffee or iced tea and read, enjoying a taste of her life in quaint Maine with the Lobster boats, the fisheries and the people who struggle to make a living doing what not too many others have the right amount of appreciation for these days.  I love her writing. Of course, I am biased, because I love books that reflect a look back towards our pasts and shine a light on "real people" who live real lives.