{"product_id":"9780960730025","title":"Dead in the Water","description":"\"They were lost deep in the claws of a twisted black labyrinth...\"\u003cp\u003e     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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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 -- \u003ci\u003eDead in the Water\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coastal Plains Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034699743472,"sku":"9780960730025","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780960730025_p0.jpg?v=1763882887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780960730025","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}