Dead in the Water

Dive into the world's most extreme sport -- underwater caving. Off California's Channel Islands, divers plunge into the Pacific to explore uncharted tunnels deep below the ocean floor. A wrong turn or a broken line is certain death.

Yet for Buck Connors, the danger is forgotten when he and his wife are asked on a diving trip to Santa Cruz Island by his jetsetting friend and former Navy SEAL, Mike Gallagher, and his socialite wife, Cathy. Buck looks forward to a relaxing vacation hunting lobster and rekindling his romance with his beautiful, but estranged wife, Lynn.

The trip takes a deadly turn when Buck, Mike and Cathy dive into the waters off Santa Cruz and Buck gets caught in a twisted game of murder.

With air limited and time crucial, Buck finds himself trapped in a life-and-death drama inside a killer cave. As the tunnels narrow and the seconds tick away, the real killer closes in.

In his search for light at the end of the tunnel, Buck discovers he is not only navigating a twisted black labyrinth, but also the deceptively intricate life he has built for himself and his family in Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara.

Inspired from a miraculous Search and Rescue by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department and the US Coast Guard -- Santa Barbara, Channel Islands and Marina del Rey -- Dead in the Water combines knife-edged action with heartstopping adventure. This is underwater suspense at its best. It will keep readers holding their breath until the very last page.