The Signal at Breaker Point: a Breakwater Series Mystery

When a midnight flash slices across Breaker Point and a drone skims the tide gap, three friends race the water to uncover the source—before the next wave hits.The Signal at Breaker Point (Book 1 of The Breakwater Files) launches a smart, fast-paced coastal mystery for readers who love clean adventures, fair clues, and big reveals. In Harborview—a town where the clock is the tide—Grant, Rowan, and Leo follow evidence, not rumors: mapping angles, counting waves, and filming the work until the truth stands on its own two feet.Inside the caseA lighthouse beam, a catwalk window, and a “ghost” signal that isn’tDrone kit breadcrumbs, RF chatter, and a decoy handoff exposedBreakwater chases in spray and sirens—kept safe to the inside stonesFair-play detection: habits, timestamps, and tells any reader can spotHand-drawn map of the scene and spot illustrations that punctuate key momentsRestitution, teamwork, and a grace-note ending that feels trueWhy young readers (and adults) love itFair clues, honest payoffs: every reveal can be solved from the pageContemporary but timeless: phones and radios meet railings, knots, and common senseWholesome, high-energy: crisp prose, zero snark, real stakes, clean contentQuick factsSeries: The Breakwater Files — Book 1 (standalone mystery; recurring cast)Audience: Readers ~10–14 (upper elementary through middle school); great family read-aloudThemes: curiosity, accountability, community repair, friendshipPerfect for young sleuths who like to keep a notebook at their elbow and ask “What’s the work?”—then follow it wherever it leads.Open the file and start the case.