BLOOD IN THE WATER

When his uncle’s death turns out to be more than an accident, Zac races to decipher the series of clues he uncovers before the murderer catches up to him.

Working right on the beach generally isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and Zac Fremont should know. He’s prepared for yet another season of dealing with the spring break crowds at his family’s beachfront restaurant instead of riding the waves with his former pro-surfer uncle—until Uncle Flash is found dead and it looks like Zac’s dad is the prime suspect. Determined to clear his dad of any wrongdoing while becoming increasingly frustrated with his obligations to the family business and growing disillusioned with the uncle he idolized as he learns more about him, Zac knows that whatever happened to Flash may happen to him or someone else he loves if he doesn’t figure things out in time. Complexity is added with the unraveling of rumor-skewed town mysteries and other, more recent, developments. The novel’s events take place over a span of about one week, keeping the secondary cast focused on just the necessary players. Images of a variety of clues replicate the immersive nature of the Hunt a Killer tabletop crime-solving game from which this novelization originates. The ending brings a satisfying conclusion while not being so perfectly tied up as to be totally implausible. All characters read as White.

An absorbing, puzzling narrative sure to entertain true-crime fanatics and murder mystery readers alike.