Dead in the Water

Finn just wants his best friend Theo to love him back, but a killer after Theo has other ideas. Can Finn find out the identity of the killer before they both meet a fatal end?Finn Lawson has dreams of becoming a marine biologist, so when he moves to the small town of Cape May on the Jersey coast before his senior year starts, he imagines his aspirations are only beginning to come true. However, when Finn befriends Theo Moore, a mysterious and revered lifeguard, he’s catapulted into the scrutiny of the town alongside Theo, where petty rumors of Theo run rampant, but Theo isn’t what everybody says he is. As Finn learns more about Theo’s honourability and ferocious need to protect others, his romantic feelings for Theo grow more intense.But as their friendship blurs the lines, Theo suddenly disappears and a bodiless crime scene rocks the small town. When the crime scene implies that Theo was murdered, the entire town are suspects. Rocked with grief and unanswered questions, Finn sets his sights on finding out who prevented his love with Theo from blossoming and took Theo away from him. Sensitive, yet clever, Finn knows how to get the answers he’s looking for. With the help of Theo’s friend Jada, a cunning and inquisitive girl who knows her way around a mystery, they decide to take matters into their own hands.As Finn and Jada dive into the secrets and depths of Cape May to find out who was out to kill their friend, they get trapped in a game of cat and mouse, as the killer sets their sights on the duo instead, and will stop at nothing to keep their identity a secret.In this twisty tale of love, grief, and secrets, Finn must confront not only the shadows lurking within the town but also the loss of what could have been. Will the duo emerge unscathed, or will the elusive killer succeed in burying the truth forever?This book is the first book in a series but can be read as a standalone.