Undertow

by Anne Baines

Sharks aren’t the only predators hunting beneath Kauai’s waves... NCIS Special Agent Maia Lamb has fallen in love with the island life on Kauai but when a Navy officer turns up mutilated on a beach, she’s plunged into the darker side of paradise. A serial killer lurks in the crystalline waters and Maia will need all the help she can get to catch a murderer. With his local connections, handsome surf instructor Kaiko Akoni could be exactly the help she needs… or he could be more dangerous than he appears. But as more bodies wash ashore, Maia must decide who to trust before she loses everything. A new beachy, romantic thriller from the author of Hunting Delilah, perfect for your summer vacation binge read!

237 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 9, 2018

Reviews

[Ellen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeremy loved to surf at night, just him and the waves. Tonight someone was pulling him under, and no one to help him. NCIS Special Agent Maia fell in love with the island, now the waters have a serial killer. Now needing help, Kaiko a surf instructor, would he help her. He had the local connections she needed. With this case, looking at the body, things didn’t seem right. The case will put her in danger before it is solve. Good mystery plot.

[Julian · Rating 1 out of 5]

This implausible plot that drags itself along in clichéd dialogue has pretensions of being a thriller? The irresponsible "agent" doesn't so much investigate as stumble into information in the face of (ho hum) antagonism at work. The romance element is predictable: hopeful, successful, misunderstandings, second thoughts... you've read it all before. I've read other Anne Baines books that, while not brilliant literature, were readable entertainment. This one is just silly. But hey, if this could find a publisher, no aspiring author should give up hope.

[Francelyn devarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a cute story.