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  • Sea Castle

  • A Thriller (Underwater Investigation Unit, Book 4)
  • By: Andrew Mayne
  • Narrated by: Susannah Jones
  • Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Sea Castle

By: Andrew Mayne
Narrated by: Susannah Jones
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Summary

A Wall Street Journal bestselling series. A deep diving investigator is pulled into the depths of a string of unsolved serial murders in a riveting thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Sea Storm.

When a young woman washes ashore on a Fort Lauderdale beach, Sloan McPherson of the Underwater Investigation Unit is called in to consult. Sloan’s instinct says murder, but even then, there are too many questions.

For answers she reaches out to Gwen Wylder. The Miami homicide detective is notorious for being manipulative, bitter, a tyrant to her peers, and wicked smart. And she demands something in return from Sloan: fresh insight into seemingly unrelated cold-case murders and disappearances—and a possible serial killer trolling the Florida coast.

As loose ends of the old files begin to come together, another woman disappears. Sloan and Gwen are certain she’s the newest link in a deadly chain. They are determined to track her down before she dies, but they soon find themselves in uncharted waters. And the deeper Sloan and Gwen go, the stranger the case gets.

©2023 Andrew Mayne (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

Critic reviews

“The plot comes together like the proverbial puzzle, each juicy piece adding a bit to a disturbing big picture. A savvy police procedural that executes a familiar formula with panache.”Kirkus Reviews

“Mayne combines a brilliant, innovative female lead with a plausibly twisty plot. Kinsey Millhone fans will love McPherson.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Mayne creates a world that blends the crime writing of Michael Connelly with high-tech oceanography in his Underwater Investigation Unit series…The series never ceases to be fascinating, making characters sink or swim as lives are on the line and the story veers in unexpected directions. Required reading for any suspense fan.”Library Journal

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Does the reader have a cold?

Not as interesting as the previous novels in this series as it lacks the ‘ocean’ and diving component and is just another detective thriller. Worse we can hear clearly every wavering wobbly indrawn breath of the reader which was not apparent in her other recordings in those series. Did she have a cold when recording?

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I’ve waited a year for this new UIU story….only to be disappointed

For me what makes this series good is the dynamic of an underwater investigation unit, the UIU team, particularly the mentor/mentee relationship between MacPherson & Solar, not to mention the underlying familial narrative, all good for books1-3; however Sea Castle lands pretty much in the range of the usual female detective jaunt and is very 1 dimensional as a result. Had to persevere to get to the end.

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  • shelley
  • 24-02-23

Thoroughly Enjoyed this Book!!!!

I’ve been a fan of Andrew Mayne since listening to his The Naturalist, the first book in the Theo Cray series (if you haven’t listened to that series I Very Highly Recommend it). Since then
I went back and purchased every book he had written and enjoyed them all.
This is book 4 in the Sloan McPherson Under Water Investigation series. I have enjoyed all four books in this standalone series. If you haven’t listened to any of the books I would suggest at least listening to book 1 first for background. Although it is not necessary it does help to understand the characters better.
Sloan and her new supervisor (Gwen Wylder) believe they have discovered a serial killer who has been getting away with murders that appear (at first glance) to be unrelated. Slogan’s boss has a reputation in on the homicide force to be a loose cannon. She’s moody, unpredictable and behind her back referred to as crazy.
At first Sloan is doubtful but soon comes around until the make a trip to NC where a woman was thought to be abducted. When her name appears in the news she comes forward to say she wasn’t missing but refused to answer any questions. Wylder believes the woman is lying or covering something up. The local police begin looking at her like there is something wrong with her. Sloan believes something is wrong with her. But what if she’s really on to something and everyone else is wrong?
This is a really well written procedural and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book has my Highest Recommendation!!
Susannah Jones does a great job narrating.
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  • Dmoss46
  • 23-02-23

Meh

Well this was a flop. No underwater investigation, but more importantly, a male author writing about more than one "crazy" female character. Mayne, it's 2023. Read the room.

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  • Douglas Sundseth
  • 03-06-23

A book

This "review" has been written purely to satisfy Audible's offensive and ridiculous decision to require a review to rate books.

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  • EW
  • 03-06-23

Fun and suspenseful

This book has lots of twists, and turns it was very enjoyable to listen to. The narrator was excellent.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 30-05-23

Thoroughly enjoyed

I could hardly stop listening , the story was very interesting, the narrator had a great voice. I hope to find another book with this character.

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  • Bruce
  • 27-05-23

This “episode” keeps your attention.

Really enjoyed Sea Castle. Enjoyable, entertaining, predictable then, poof, unpredictable.
I will try another of Andrew Mayne’s novels.

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  • Maria
  • 24-05-23

Good Story!

Enjoyed every minute. Had to listen often throughout my day. I believe I have found a new author to follow.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 17-05-23

Good story

I enjoyed the book it was super fun and great really like it a lot!

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  • Wendy D
  • 04-05-23

Good story

Book was a good listen. Enjoyed the characters and the storyline. I would recommend it.

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  • MoJo
  • 03-05-23

Not so much scuba but a lot of suspense

A great story but not quite as good as her previous bones. Not so much scuba but a lot of suspense (perhaps that’s what I missed).