First published 2012
Hannah Smith stands six feet tall and knows every waterway around her Florida home. She guides fishing parties for a living, but locals bring her their troubles too. They know she won't back down from a fight and has ways of solving problems that others can't or won't handle. When someone asks Hannah to find a missing girl, she agrees to help. Her investigation methods don't follow any rulebook. She asks hard questions and pushes people until they crack. The men she corners don't appreciate her tactics. Some of them turn violent when Hannah gets too close to answers they want buried. But Hannah comes from a long line of tough Florida women who don't scare easily. She keeps digging deeper into the girl's disappearance even as the danger grows. Finding this girl means everything to the people who asked for her help. Hannah won't let them down, no matter what it costs her.
Genres: adventure, mystery, action, amateur-sleuth
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family, strong-female-lead
Setting: Florida
317 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence