Book
Black coral : a thriller / Andrew Mayne.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781542009645
- ISBN: 1542009642
- Physical Description: 308 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Seattle : Thomas & Mercer, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Sequel to: The girl beneath the sea. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Sloan McPherson and the Underwater Investigation Unit have discovered a van at the bottom of a murky Florida pond. Sealed inside the watery tomb are the bodies of four teenagers who disappeared thirty years ago after leaving a rock concert. To authorities, it looks like a tragic accident. To Sloan, it looks like murder. Every piece of evidence is starting to connect to a string of cold case vanishings throughout Florida. Clue by clue, Sloan navigates the warm, dark waters where natural predators feed, knowing that the most dangerous one is still above the surface - nesting and dormant. But when a fresh young kill is found in the Everglades, Sloan fears that her investigation has reawakened a monster. How can she catch someone who's a genius at hiding in plain sight? By acting as prey. The dangerous gambit is working - only too well. She's being lured into a deception of the madman's own design. Has Sloan set a trap for a serial killer? Or has he set one for her?"--Publisher. |
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| Genre: | Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Detective and mystery fiction. |
Search for related items by series
- The Underwater Investigation Unit series ; [2]
- Mayne, Andrew, 1973- Underwater Investigation Unit ; 2.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
Publishers Weekly Review
Black Coral : A Thriller
Publishers Weekly
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In Thriller Award--finalist Mayne's exciting sequel to 2020's The Girl Beneath the Sea, Det. Sloan McPherson, a diver for the Florida Underwater Investigation Unit, joins a team looking into a series of burglaries in which navigational equipment worth millions of dollars has been stolen from yachts in the Miami area. Meanwhile, the unit is called to retrieve a body trapped in a car that nose-dived into a pond. In the course of her dive, Sloan discovers a van containing four bodies. Her search into the identity of the victims leads to a serial killer who has been on the rampage for more than a decade. Soon, though, Sloan's team is sidelined by political squabbles with other units, she's temporarily suspended, and she must engage in a dangerous undercover assignment. Mayne's portrayal of the Everglades ecosystem and its inhabitants serves as a fascinating backdrop for the detective work. Readers will hope the spunky Sloan returns soon. Agent: Erica Silverman, Trident Media Group. (Feb.)
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