TURN OF THE TIDE
A Thriller
This is a story about death. After the devastating loss of her mother, Gia inherits a house in Bodega Bay that she has not visited in years. She and a small group of lifelong friends head up there to spend an extended weekend together and support Gia. Silent jabs, sexual tension, and secret truths begin to emerge as the weekend unfolds creating unease and volatility in the house. One catalytic event changes everything for the worst and the group begins to turn on each other one by one in this bloody thriller.
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The Author
Rachel L. Ertassi craftfully captures themes of loss and grief while still appealing to the blood lust of a thriller loving audience, as is typical for her writing style.
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In this cabin-fever style thriller, Ertassi tackles the complexities of grief, loss, and how far close friends will go to protect one of their own.
Other works
City locals face their own struggles as they deal with the day-to-day of their individual lives, until their routines are disturbed by the discovery that there may be a murderer lurking among them in the shadows.
Someone is picking people off in the night and leaving the bodies to be found in the morning. Locals see on the news that the victims are being discovered very close to some of their homes in Midtown Sacramento, California.
This page-turning fiction thriller follows three lives on a collision course: the killer, a college student, and a therapist, whose stories become intertwined.
City of Trees, City of Shadows weaves psychological suspense, crime, and medical themes into a tense and gripping narrative. Set against the vibrant yet unsettling backdrop of Sacramento, this novel explores survival, mental health, and the fine line between safety and threat.
In a city famous for its beauty, the shadows are deep—and no one is safe.
