Mer Cavallo, marine
biologist, takes a job as a divemaster while waiting for her dream
job in the Antarctic. When she rescues a diver in distress who
insists that he’s seem a ghost on the site of the sunken USS
Spiegel Grove, the rescue sparks interest in looking for ghosts at
the site.
A team specializing
in tracking ghosts on ship wrecks charters the Lunasea, the boat Mer
works on. They want to search for ghosts and do it at night. The
tension among the team members is palpable since it includes both the
ex-wife and the fiancée
of the team leader, Ishmael.
Against her wishes,
Mer is the divemaster on the night cruise. When they reach the site,
Mer, Ishmael, and Amber, his fiancée,
go down, but only Amber and Mer come back. Now the police are
involved and Detective Talbot seems to think Ishmael has been
murdered, and Mer is responsible.
I like the
characters in this book. Mer is the complete scientist trying to
understand what happened in a logical way, looking for facts. My
favorite character was Leroy, captain of the Lunasea. His sage advice
is given with just the right amount of salty dialog.
The setting in the
Florida Keys is realistic. This is a great book to read when you’re
freezing in the winter snow of the North. Although I know nothing
about diving, the scenes seem technically accurate. The danger
underwater keeps you on the edge of your seat.
If you enjoy
mysteries with good characters, interesting plot, and ghosts. You’ll
enjoy this book.
I received this book
from Alibi for this review.
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