Every harbor guards its secrets.
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Along Oakland’s working waterfront, tides shift faster than loyalties. Beneath the cranes, warehouses, and ferry crossings, hidden networks move quietly through the city’s changing shoreline.
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When a veteran port worker is arrested during a crippling dock strike, Maya Forrester refuses to believe the story ends there. What begins as a search for answers draws her deeper into a world of coded signals, buried histories, and deceptive connections.
As old wounds reopen and loyalties are tested, Maya and those closest to her must decide how far they are willing to go to uncover the truth.
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A Talk of The Town Novel
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Where the truth beneath the harbor refuses to stay hidden.
Includes discussion questions designed for book clubs, classrooms, and shared reading.