Where the Salt Water Ends

by C.B. Giesinger

The year is 1900. One moment, two-year-old Edgar is holding his mother's hand, and the next he is gone. Five years later, Trudy is still haunted by the idea that her missing son is alive somewhere, and she will stop at nothing in her search to find him. Yet, the search for clues is anything but simple. She's a woman working alone in 1906, and the people around her are both are help and a hindrance. A corrupt employer, a secretive husband, and sudden mysteries cropping up in her own home all muddy the water. And then the hallucination begin...Will Trudy's marriage ever be free from secrets? Can she and her husband reconcile and have a whole family once again? And the question closest to Trudy's Will she ever see her beloved boy again?

214 pages, Hardcover

Published February 5, 2024

Reviews

[Gillian Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mystery, and suspense leave you wanting more. You keep wanting to know what Trudy is going to do next or what she is going to discover. She is a strong, stubborn woman who will stop at nothing to get the answers she needs to move on. A true testament to a mother will do whatever it takes for her children.

[Sue Molak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where the Saltwater Ends is not only a well written, very descriptive book, it is a mystery that you can't put down. I love the short chapters and wonderful characters. The time period is interesting and you can picture yourself back in the day. I'm not an avid reader, but I must say this puzzling story has made me want to read another book by C.B. Giesinger. Enjoy the mystery of Where the Saltwster Ends.

[David Schoorens · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a Rhode Islander, I especially enjoyed this work of historical fiction with its settings of Smithfield and Providence, as well as the mill work history of this area. Yet, I believe this book should find a larger audience outside of Rhode Island and the industrial Northeast. At its heart, it is a crime mystery set in a time over a century ago, when law enforcement was incapable of, or unwilling to, deal with lost children. The main character, mother to one of the missing, takes it upon herself to find out what happened to her son. With only her wits to rely upon and the ever-present prospect of danger, she does this all in a time when women were afforded little attention or respect. Imagine losing a child of your own and then having to solve the mystery on your own. I enjoyed how the author took us into the mind of the grieving mother. This is a good read.