Black Coral, Andrew Mayne
Black Coral, Andrew Mayne
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Black Coral
A Thriller

Author: Andrew Mayne

Narrator: Susannah Jones

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.For a police diver in Florida, solving a cold-case mystery brings a serial killer out of hiding in a deep, dark thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist.Sloan McPherson and the Underwater Investigation Unit have discovered a van at the bottom of a murky Florida pond. Sealed inside the watery tomb are the bodies of four teenagers who disappeared thirty years ago after leaving a rock concert. To authorities, it looks like a tragic accident. To Sloan, it looks like murder. Every piece of evidence is starting to connect to a string of cold case vanishings throughout Florida. Clue by clue, Sloan navigates the warm, dark waters where natural predators feed, knowing that the most dangerous one is still above the surface—nesting and dormant.But when a fresh young kill is found in the Everglades, Sloan fears that her investigation has reawakened a monster. How can she catch someone who’s a genius at hiding in plain sight? By acting as prey. The dangerous gambit is working—only too well. She’s being lured into a deception of the madman’s own design. Has Sloan set a trap for a serial killer? Or has he set one for her?

About Andrew Mayne

Andrew Mayne is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist, Looking Glass, Murder Theory, Dark Pattern, and Angel Killer, as well as an Edgar Award nominee for Black Fall in his Jessica Blackwood series. Black Coral is the second book in his Underwater Investigation Unit series. The star of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver and A&E’s Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne, he is also a magician who started his first world tour as an illusionist when he was a teenager and went on to work behind the scenes for Penn & Teller, David Blaine, and David Copperfield. Ranked as the fifth bestselling independent author of the year by Amazon UK, Andrew currently hosts the Weird Things podcast. For more on him and his work, visit www.AndrewMayne.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on January 31, 2021

It’s my reading alter ego checking in with another crime thriller. This series involves underwater investigation, and I absolutely love that because I’m learning about how they procedurally do that type of investigation. I also love the main character, Sloan. She’s complex and formidable with so muc......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on March 19, 2023

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] BLACK CORAL (Underwater Investigation Unit Book #2) by Andrew Mayne is an exciting second book in the UIU series. All the main characters are realistically imagined and Mr. Mayne hooks you with a story that is an intense, intricately plot......more

Goodreads review by Pat on January 12, 2021

I always enjoy an Andrew Mayne book. This is the second Sloan McPherson book. Her family are a bit on the wrong side of the law at times but Sloan is an expert diver and an archaeologist and is now working as an investigator for the Underwater Investigation Unit (UIU) set up by the Florida Governor......more

Goodreads review by Adrian on October 13, 2020

Well that was something different and hugely enjoyable. 4.5 stars rounded down to 4(explained later and a minor gripe stopping it being a 5 star read) Sloan McPherson is a police diver working in Florida. She works for the Underwater Investigative Unit and is assigned to a case of a car going off a b......more

Goodreads review by Dana on February 14, 2021

Black Coral is the second book in the Underwater Investigation Unit and can definitely be read as a stand alone. I actually prefered the second book so much more. This was a fast paced, entertaining police procedural. Our main character Sloan McPherson discovers a van at the bottom of an alligator i......more


Quotes

“A relentless nail-biter whether below or above the waterline. Even the setbacks are suspenseful.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Mayne’s portrayal of the Everglades ecosystem and its inhabitants serves as a fascinating backdrop for the detective work. Readers will hope the spunky Sloan returns soon.” Publishers Weekly

“Andrew Mayne has dazzled readers across the globe with his thrillers featuring lead characters with fascinating backgrounds in crime forensics. The plots are complex, with meticulous attention to scientific and investigative detail—a tribute to the level of research and study Mayne puts into every novel. A world-renowned illusionist with thousands of passionate fans (who call themselves ‘Mayniacs’), Mayne applies his skill with sleight of hand and visual distraction to his storytelling, thereby creating shocking twists and stunning denouements.” —Authorlink