Kindle Edition Download to your Nook (eBook) Amazon Barnes & Noble.com CSI Underwater Mysteries Category:  Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Beyond the Page Publishing Type: Fiction Pages: 272 Copyright: Jan 13, 2012 ISBN-13: 9781937349219 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Fourth in the highly acclaimed Hannah Sampson Underwater Investigation Mysteries. At 9:32 on a tropical morning, a puddle jumper takes off into the skies over Tortola. But at 9:39, not far from Detective Hannah Sampson's boat, it nose-dives into the water. Only moments later, Hannah and her partner are sixty feet below the surface, vying with reef sharks for any survivors. Soon Hannah plunges into an investigation. Was one of the passengers a target? And who would want to kill a planeload of Caribbean tourists? Every lead is a dead end. And as Hannah copes with a nine-year-old survivor, a shady suspect, a shaky relationship -- and an approaching hurricane -- she wonders if she's gotten in too deep....    Excerpt Chapter 1 It wasn’t hard to get lost in the crowd, go unnoticed, stay anonymous, especially if you were determined and experienced, shadows who followed, waiting for the right opportunity. The Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport in the British Virgin Islands was exactly the place to do it. Two people, dressed to blend in with the tourists, tailed their quarry to the airport and almost accomplished their task at the curb. In the confusion of luggage being unloaded from taxis and vans, travelers were focused on one thing—keeping track of belongings and getting inside. The stalkers made one attempt, but at the last moment a porter stepped in the way. Without even being aware of it, the luggage handler grabbed a suitcase from their intended target, blocking the quick movement of a determined hand. Too late, and their quarry disappeared through the automatic doors. They followed, stepping into the chaos of the interior. The terminal was teeming with people. A few were BVIslanders—families or business people going to Puerto Rico or on to the States, Canada, or the UK. Most were tourists just arriving in the islands to spend a week or two sailing the island paradise or on their way home, sunburned and wearing island garb. Finally they spotted their target at the ticket counter checking in for Island Air Flight 45 to Puerto Rico. They tailed their mark to the gate and waited for an opening. It didn’t come. A couple of uniformed cops were standing around, shooting the shit and watching the endless flow of handbags and briefcases move through the electronic scanner. Before there was another opportunity, their quarry had made it through security and into the waiting area, where an agent would eventually lead the passengers across the already hot tarmac to the plane. One option remained. They went back to the ticket counter. A couple, late but too involved in fondling each other to care, stood at the counter when they got there. They stepped behind them in line. A baggage handler was grabbing suitcases that were in a pile for the flight and throwing them onto a cart, unconcerned about what was going into the heap. Behind the counter, the ticket agent scrambled to issue last-minute tickets, determined to get the flight out on time. This was it. There couldn’t be more mistakes. Otherwise, they would pay. *** Island Air Flight 45 was a fifteen-passenger turboprop with two pilots. The old Beech 99 was completely refurbished for luxury, with leather seats and soft overhead lighting. The flights were too short and the aircraft too small for any inflight service, but each flight was stocked for creature comforts with everything from the Wall Street Journal and the London Times to goody bags filled with snacks, juices, and even a small bottle of island rum. The airline was building its reputation based on all the frills. On that Saturday morning, Flight 45 carried ten passengers, nine adults and one child. It took off as scheduled at 9:32 A.M., lifting off the runway into a cloudless Caribbean sky and climbing to four hundred feet. It was due to arrive in Puerto Rico at 10:14. It never made it. The tower heard the first indications of trouble at 9:36 when the captain yelled, “Pull up, pull up!” At 9:39, Flight 45 plunged into the sea.

From Clive Cussler
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“A terrific writer. The scene with the sharks inside the aircraft was enough to cause nightmares and using an underwater heroine is admirable. Well done!”

All in a Days Work
You think being a detective on terra firma is tough? Try doing it underwater—it’s all in a day’s work for spunky British Virgin Islands police diver Hannah Sampson….vivid descriptions of the mysterious world that bubbles beneath the deep blue sea.–The Strand Magazine

Mysterious Book Reviews
Under Pressure, the aptly titled fourth underwater investigation by Kathy Brandt featuring British Virgin Islands detective Hannah Sampson, is a thrilling adventure with multiple suspense threads woven through a fast-paced plot."