Arrow’s Rest

The life of Jared Kane, the owner of the wooden sailboat Arrow, changes drastically when his girlfriend’s sister is raped and left barely alive on a park bench in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Scott’s solid third nautical thriller (after 2019’s Arrow’s Fall). Jared and his sailing buddy, Danny MacLean, join Detective Clarke in the search for the rapist, who has assaulted other women in Vancouver. Their investigation takes them to swanky nightclubs, an exclusive yacht club, and a glittering fundraising gala for the Conservative Party, as well as into a terrifying yet seductive network of sex, drugs, and crime. At times the characters indulge in banal conversations that do nothing to further the plot, but those with a nautical bent will enjoy the exciting scenes in which Jared takes part in a regatta hosted by the yacht club, and the bloody finale in the icy waters of Desolation Sound provides some thrills. Series fans will have fun catching up with Jared and friends. (May)