Locker 19

On the treacherous shores of Morecambe Bay, the tide isn't the only thing that can swallow you whole. In the affluent village of Hest Bank, Nicola Scargill's life looks perfect from the outside: beautiful home, devoted husband, adorable son. But the bay's notorious quicksand isn't the only danger lurking beneath respectable surfaces. When Tim disappears on a freezing December night, his car found at the water's edge, Nicola's world fractures. The police investigation reveals secrets she never knew existed-bank accounts, storage units, a web of lies stretching back years. Worst of all? Evidence suggesting she's been having violent episodes she can't remember. As the bay's deadly tides shift, so does the truth. Tim isn't missing. He's hunting. And Nicola has until New Year's Day to uncover what he's hidden in Locker 19-before he vanishes forever with the only thing she can't lose. A darkly compelling domestic thriller set against the haunting beauty of Lancashire's coast, where nothing is as it seems and trust is the deadliest weapon. J. Cronshaw is a British author raised in Wolverhampton who moved to Leeds for university. He worked as a journalist across the region for titles including the Halifax Courier, Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post, and Wakefield Express, specialising in court and political reporting.His years covering trials and magistrates' hearings gave him insight into the quiet tragedies that unfold when family secrets surface and ordinary people make extraordinary choices. These experiences inform his fiction, which explores the psychological tensions beneath domestic life.He now lives with his wife and son in Morecambe, writing fiction full-time.