On a beautiful morning in the British Virgin Islands,
Detective Hannah Sampson is getting ready to teach Jimmy,
one of the young police officers, more about investigating
underwater crime scenes when a small twin-engine island
hopper just taking off from the local airport crashes into
the ocean near her boat. Shocked by what they see, within
minutes she and Jimmy are in their dive gear and in the
water looking for survivors. Unfortunately, they aren't
able to save everyone; some were dead when the plane hit
the water.
Once everyone is accounted for, Hannah leads the underwater
investigation to determine if this was an accident or
something else - such as murder. But who would want to kill
a planeload of Caribbean tourists? As Hannah soon finds
out, more than the waters are murky and nothing is as it
first seems. The more clues she thinks she uncovers, the
more complicated the case becomes. Add in her shaky
romantic relationship with a local boat yard owner, the
care of a nine-year-old boy whose father was a victim of
the crash and an approaching hurricane, and Hannah is
fearful all of this is more than she can handle. And she is
soon put to the test.
Ms. Brandt just keeps getting better with each book she
writes about Hannah and her underwater investigations in
Tortola. Detailed descriptions of the island locale and the
inhabitants are exemplary. You can almost feel the sand
between your toes and the sun on your skin. I became
totally immersed in the island life and all that was
happening, especially the dives. It's a breathtaking
experience, and the closest I'll ever come to strapping on
tanks and fins and going beneath the surface of the ocean.
If you haven't read any of this series, for the fullest
effect and greatest enjoyment, I suggest you start with
SWIMMING WITH THE DEAD (10/03), then DARK WATER DIVE
(7/04), then DANGEROUS DEPTHS (5/05), then UNDER PRESSURE.
(All are paperback originals.) I'm always looking for
something unique and extraordinary, and this series has
provided it for me. I can't wait for Hannah's next
adventure.
Underwater investigator Hannah Sampson and her partner are
suiting up for underwater training in the British Virgin
Islands when a plane nosedives into the water and
disappears. They save eight people--and lose four. Hannah
plunges into an investigation to see if one of the
passengers was a target and who would be desperate enough
to kill all those people. And as she copes with a nine-
year-old survivor, a shady suspect, a shaky relationship--
and an approaching hurricane--Hannah begins to feel she
might have gotten in too deep.
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