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In this electrifying novel of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen takes us deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy—and with the deadliest intent.

Marine researcher Melis Nemid is treading dangerous water—and... read more

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A high-stakes treasure hunt…
A twisted trail of murder…
A secret one woman may die to discover…

Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

A high-stakes treasure hunt…
A twisted trail of murder…
A secret one woman may die to discover…

Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to an all-new level: deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy...and with the deadliest intent.

Melis Nemid is treading in dangerous waters--and she’s about to be dragged under. As a marine researcher, Melis knows all too well the dangers that can lurk under even the calmest surfaces. But not even she can guess how deep the darkness runs. Only one oceanographer ever came close to discovering the deadly mystery that lies beneath the sea--and he seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. Now Melis is the last one who knows the truth. And someone is determined that the truth will die with her. For what Melis knows about the deep-sea mystery is only part of a nightmarish past torn by violence. She thought she had put that past behind her when she arrived at her Caribbean island home to research dolphin behavior.

But her peace--and her life--is about to be shattered by the arrival of a savage killer. Someone--for reasons unknown even to Melis--is cutting a path of destruction and death that leads directly to her.Only one man can save her--a man who claims to be a fellow oceanographer. He will seek to gain Melis’s trust, getting close to her secret and her life. But what this enigmatic man really wants, Melis may not discover until it’s too late. Because whoever is after her knows her nightmares intimately, and soon she will be forced to relive them all over again. Except for the final nightmare. The one she can’t possibly survive.

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  • Melis Nemid: A marine researcher
  • Phil Lantana: Adventurer looking for the hidden country of Marinth
  • Jed Kelby: Multi-millionaire who is looking for Marinth
  • Pete: Dolphin trained by Melis
  • Susie: Dolphin trained by Melis
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First Sentence edit see section history

Cool water, smooth as glass as Kelby swam through it.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 18

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 25 in Eve Duncan and Friends. (standard series)

Preceded by Dead Aim, and followed by Blind Alley.

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  1. Iris Johansen (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 9, 2003
ISBN: 978-0553802474
Page Count: 336

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