MEDUSA by Skye Kathleen Moody - FIRST EDITION BOOK
Strange things are happening in Washington State's beautiful Elliott
Bay, but U.S. Fish and Wildlife's star agent Venus Diamond is on medical
leave after being shot in the line of duty. At least, she is until her
family needs her help: A bratty young girl, Pearl Pederson, goes
overboard and drowns while yachting with her brother, Henry, and their
well-to-do next-door neighbor, Tim Diamond. Tim claims he saw a huge,
tentacled arm come out of the water to sweep the child to her doom, but
Henry swears Tim pushed her, so twelve-year-old Tim is charged with
murder. Venus knows her brother is innocent, but also knows she'll have a
devil of a time proving it.
Days pass, and speculation abounds
until Pearl's body washes ashore, full of puncture wounds and looking
very much like the victim of some strange sea creature. It's just the
first in a string of similar events, and before long the whole city of
Seattle is abuzz with the possibility of a sea monster in Elliott Bay.
Venus
Diamond knows there must be a more logical explanation for the
killings, however, and sets out to find out what's happening, including
looking into some strange goings on at the Elliott Bay Marina. She'll
need all her environmental expertise to find the elusive connections. Medusa
is another intriguing, quirky Pacific Northwest mystery full of the
environmental relevance and appealing characters Skye Moody's fans love.