num_pages: 291
description: SURFACE TENSION is the first in this four-book suspense series featuring Florida tug and salvage captain Seychelle Sullivan. Working as she does in a man's world Seychelle has to work twice as hard just to compete. Some have even called her reckless. In her view she's just doing her job salvaging boats and people's lives. FROM BOOKLIST Kling packs her debut with nautical detail interesting characters a well-tangled plot and detailed descriptions of both the natural beauty and rampant tackiness of southern Florida. Recommend to James W. Hall fans and to all who like outdoor adventure along with their murder and mayhem. Carrie Bissey Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved SURFACE TENSION Years ago Seychelle Sullivan had the chance to save a persons life. But on that summer night in Florida lost in a world of teenage resentment and loneliness Seychelle was not able to feel any pain but her own. Today Seychelle captains her fathers forty-six-foot salvage boat out of Fort Lauderdales New River. But shes never escaped that one moment when she could have made a difference and didnt. On a steamy Florida morning Seychelle is answering a Mayday call launched from the five-million-dollar Broward yacht called Top Ten. Racing her fiercest competitor for salvage rights Seychelle has a personal stake in this rescue: Her former lover Neal Garrett is the yachts hired skipper. But being the first to reach Top Ten leads to a bloody payday. A beautiful woman has been stabbed to death onboard. And Garrett is nowhere to be found. While the police treat her as the prime suspect Seychelle begins to unravel a tangled plot centered on a strip club where all the girls are tens on top. Seychelle is connecting human predators with innocent victims and a mystery on land with a mystery buried deep beneath the sea. Now to find out what really happened to Neal Garrett Seychelle must retrace his last steps through two murders and a horrific crime wave to a final confrontation with someone who may want to kill her . . . or be her salvation. About the Author Christine Kling is the author of five nautical thrillers and one anthology of short stories. She lives aboard her 33-foot sailboat Talespinner and travels wherever the wind and free wifi may take her.
language: English
title: Surface Tension
publisher: Tell Tale Press