When an accident claims the life of an oil-rig worker, Coast Guard Investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers are flown to the scene thirty-eight miles from shore. Tensions aboard the rig are high, and the death has everyone on edge. Environmental activists are threatening to do whatever it takes to stop the “plague on the environment” from continuing its work. Meanwhile, rumors are circulating on board about an ancient curse lurking in the depths below.
Mounting evidence shows the death might not have been an accident. Was the man killed by one of the activists or, more frighteningly, a member of his own crew? Rissi and Mason have to sort through not only numerous suspects, but also their own haunted pasts and their attraction to each other.
Just as the case seems about to break open, worse news arrives: a tropical storm has turned their way. Now they’re cut off from any rescue–right where the killer wants them.
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Summary
"Not the curse again . . . "
People are dying aboard an oil rig positioned off the coast of North Carolina. While Coast Guard Investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers are being flown in to determine the cause of the most recent incident, their helicopter takes a tragic nose dive into the "crushing depths" of the Atlantic Ocean.
Rissi and Mason are no ordinary team members, for they shared years of common mistreatment as orphans before experiencing separation during their young adult years; neither knowing what had happened to the other until years later when their paths miraculously coincide in the Coast Guard. However, in the interest of justice, their personal reunion will have to be put on hold, for rig personnel continue to meet an untimely demise as Rissi and Mason interview employees, and rush to process the evidence. Is it internal sabotage, are fanatical environmental activists exacting their revenge, or has "Harry's curse" raised its ugly head once again?
In my opinion, this book blew a little hot and cold; there were so many characters and relationships to navigate in the initial chapters that it took multiple pages for the story to hit full stride. When it did, a wonderful narrative unfolded, with impressive minor characters filling in sub-plots that were interesting, romantic, and intriguing. . . .only to skid to an abrupt halt at an ending that felt rushed; the substance of the story de-escalated so quickly that readers may close the cover feeling a little cheated . . . except that "The Crushing Depths" is not the final book in this series, and another book by Dani Pettrey is always a good thing.
Review By Rebecca Maney