Mean High Tide

Beneath the still blue waters offKey Largo a woman dives into a dazzling array ofcolor. But behind the shimmering schools of fish,somewhere in the shadows of the reef, a death trapawaits. In minutes one life will be expertly,brutally taken, and another plunged into a mean seasonof fury, obsession, and revenge... His name isThorn, his world is mangrove islands, open waters, andthe ghosts of a too-violent past. Darcy Richardswas everything to him. Now, finding her killer is.Wading into a seething mystery, Thorn iscatapulted into a nightmare of violence and deception.There lurks a sensual young woman with a hard come-on,an aging former mobster, and a diabolical ex-CIAman. What they all have in common is each other'smad ruthlessness -- and a little red fish that willmake some people very rich, and others verydead...


From the Paperback edition.