The Stillwater Catch

By: Maggie Blackburn

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In this idyllic fishing town, the deadliest predator isn’t in the water—he’s at the helm.

When true-crime podcaster Wendy Donovan returns to her coastal hometown of Cinder Bay, Maine, she tells herself it’s just for the story.

A vanished tourist.
A boating accident.
A case everyone insists was a tragedy.

But the file is thin. The timeline doesn’t add up. And the captain who brought the boat back alone is now the town’s golden boy. Guy Finch is charming. Generous. Untouchable. He sponsors festivals. Knows every tide. Has never had a complaint.

He was also the last person to see her alive.

As Wendy pulls at the knots in his story, she uncovers whispers of other women. Other charters that ran too long. Other disappearances the ocean conveniently kept.

Now the town is watching her. The captain is smiling at her. And someone has started sending a message.

Stop digging.

Because in Cinder Bay, loyalty runs deeper than the harbor. And the man at the helm has already chosen his next catch.