Swimming with the Dead

by Kathy Brandt

Overview

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Hannah Sampson knows terror. Unseeable, unknowable predators that lurk in the deep. She’s a cop, an expert scuba diver, and leader of the Denver Underwater CSI team. For Hannah, diving is nasty business in polluted lakes and frigid reservoirs where no one is ever found alive. When a scientist is found dead under 70 feet of tropical ocean, Sampson is summoned to the sun-drenched beaches of the British Virgin Islands to investigate. She is fully prepared to face unknowable dangers beneath the crystal-clear waters of an idyllic paradise. But the possibility of murder runs deeper and darker than the sea itself. Whatever the victim was looking for, he found. Whatever he found was the death of him. Now Hannah must discover for herself what lies beneath-a secret that could take Hannah's breath away.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

"Whether she’s diving through the dark innards of a shipwreck or chasing a killer on the docks of a deserted marina in the dead of night, this heroine never loses her cool…" –Islands Magazine

“Hannah Sampson is a cop, but with a twist. She’s in charge of the Denver Police Department’s dive and recovery team—retrieving evidence and investigating underwater crime scenes. For her, diving is a job, not recreation. Swimming with the Dead reminded me of the early Kay Scarpetta mysteries by Patricia Cornwell. I remember thinking when I read the first Scarpetta that it was going to make a great, long-lived series . . . the writing smooth, the heroine strong and yet vulnerable, the whole concept intriguing. . . . Ditto for Swimming with the Dead. I think it may be an even better series.”
—Mystery News

“A likable, exuberant heroine, the fascinating world of scuba diving, and a fast-paced plot make Swimming with the Dead the kind of mystery that takes hold of you and doesn’t let go until the last paragraph. A terrific debut for Kathy Brandt.”
—Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author of the Wind River Mysteries

“Debut author Kathy Brandt sets the stage for a thrilling, fast-paced series featuring Hannah
Sampson, head of Denver Homicide’s Dive & Recovery Team. Hold on to your hats for this one! Packed with a wide array of characters and loads of diving know-how, Kathy Brandt’s personal experience shines through in this taut mystery. From beginning to end, Swimming with the Dead will keep you on the edge of your seat.”
—Roundtable Reviews

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151868884
Publisher:	Kathy Brandt
Publication date:	04/11/2015
Series:	An Underwater Investigation
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	388,757
File size:	373 KB

About the Author

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Author Bios

Kathy Brandt is a published author who taught writing at the University of Colorado for ten years. After her son, Max, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she became active in mental health issues. She was on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Colorado Springs (NAMI-CS) for six years, and served as President. In 2012 she received the NAMI National Award for her outstanding service to the organization. She is currently the NAMI-CS liaison to the Mental Health Court in Colorado Springs. Kathy has published four novels with the Penguin Group. She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Rhetoric. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.
Max Maddox has a BA in philosophy from Grinnell College and an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, where he was nominated for the Joan Mitchell Award and received the Fellowship Trust Award. He has exhibited his work in galleries including The Slought Foundation, The Print Center of Philadelphia, and the Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum. He was the preparator, photographer, and curator at the Sun King Gallery and Pyramid Museum in Philadelphia and also assistant to artist and curator Richard Torchia, Director of Arcadia University Gallery. He now lives in Colorado where he teaches and continues to pursue his career in art.