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Stevie Diaz has a husband she loves and a job she hates. Her life is unremarkable until she answers the phone at work one night only to hear a woman fleeing for her life before the call abruptly ends with what Stevie swears is a gunshot.

Stevie Diaz has never been great at leaving well enough alone, and unfortunately she recognized the voice on the other end of the call. Now, she’s determined to figure out what happened. And if she ruins her own life in the process, well, it’ll be worth it to learn the truth.

For someone who hates secrets, Stevie keeps a lot of them. For someone who’s not a fan of being lied to, Stevie has a problem with honesty—maybe with herself most of all.

Stevie Diaz has a husband who won’t speak to her and no clue how to fix the mess she’s made of her life. When a jury duty summons arrives, it’s just one more thing she doesn’t want to deal with.

In the midst of trying to repair her marriage, Stevie is selected for a high-profile case where the details don’t quite add up—a case that dredges up memories of her dad’s death. Stevie can never leave well enough alone, despite knowing better, and her need to uncover the truth before condemning a woman to life in prison drives her to break every rule and shatters her understanding of the past.

Down by the Water is a neo-noir story about the lengths women go to for personal safety—and what happens when buried secrets rise to the surface.