Deep Water

Captain Danial Tengku's navy ship changes course to help a yacht in trouble in the Indian Ocean. On board are Jake, a British man badly hurt, and his frightened wife, Virginie, who is in shock and tells Danial that she is to blame for deaths she caused.

Before the voyage went wrong, the couple had put every bit of their savings into the boat, hoping to sail distant waters and see foreign places together. Word of mouth from the busy harbors of Malaysia leads them to a small, remote island with empty shorelines. They find they are not the only ones there, and they soon become tangled up with a group of expatriate sailors. What began as a hopeful adventure turns frightening.

Now Danial must decide how much of Virginie's account is true. When his crew uncovers something troubling, he realizes that the island's hold on them could reach his own ship unless he acts quickly. This debut novel belongs to the same tradition as Into the Jungle and The Ruins.