Low Tide
An Etienne Arceneaux Mystery - Book 2

Some secrets the bayou doesn’t keep.

When Game Warden Etienne “Tee” Arceneaux’s oldest friend goes missing, all signs point to a tragic accident. But the boat turns up empty, and Tee discovers a body tied like bait. What begins as a quiet investigation in the marshlands of southern Louisiana quickly unravels into something far more sinister. The deeper Tee looks, the more he realizes that the people responsible may wear badges of their own.

Suspended from duty and armed only with his instincts, Tee crosses paths with Nick Santoro, a disgraced DEA agent pushed south after a failed operation in New York. Nick is chasing the same shadowy network Tee has stumbled into. Offshore platforms, crew boats, and a corrupted sheriff’s department form a trafficking operation that thrives in the hidden corners of the Louisiana marsh.

As they follow a trail through bait shops, burned safehouses, and abandoned oil infrastructure, Tee and Santoro uncover evidence of organized human trafficking that local law enforcement has either ignored or helped conceal. With enemies closing in and allies in short supply, the two men must learn to trust each other before the truth is buried for good.

Low Tide is the second novel in the Etienne Arceneaux Mystery series, a gritty Southern noir filled with quiet tension, sudden violence, and the haunting beauty of the bayou. When the tide falls, secrets rise.