Swimming with Manatees

When a young woman washes ashore in Crystal Cove, Detective Ava Martinez is drawn into a case that refuses to stay simple. April Seagram should not have drowned — not with a life vest strapped to her chest, not with propeller wounds marking her skin, and not with boot prints leading into the mangroves. Someone wanted her gone.

Ava’s search for answers leads her to BioSphere, a marine‑biotech company whose polished public image hides a darker agenda. As she follows the trail of falsified permits, stolen research, and quiet threats, Crystal Cove’s tranquil coastline reveals a corruption willing to poison ecosystems and silence anyone who gets too close.

Then Ava’s partner is murdered, and the investigation becomes personal.

Haunted by loss and driven by conscience, Ava pushes deeper into a world where power bends the truth and the cost of speaking up can be fatal. In a town shaped by tides and secrets, she must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to expose what lies beneath the surface.

Swimming with Manatees is an atmospheric eco‑thriller set along Florida’s fragile coastline — a story of corruption, grief, and the quiet courage required to confront the forces that thrive in silence.