This is the second book in the K.D. Mason’s Jack Beale Mystery series. It follows after the events in Harbor Ice, the first book in the series. However, you need not read the first book to appreciate the second. Mason’s books are similar in style to Robert B. Parker’s Spenser novels. Mason’s main character Jack lives in Rye, New Hampshire and most of the events take place in or around Rye Harbor. However, in this novel, a good part of the story takes place in the turquoise waters of Belize. The story was gripping and I wondered while reading the adventure, whether or not Mason pushed Jack and his love interest Max, to the breaking point. Would the two lovers ever be able to be together again or would this mystery and the fiendish Daniel tear the apart. ( )