Redcliff Marine Rescue volunteer Shiraz Jones is adrift in uncharted waters. A prominent local resident has died in extraordinary circumstances, and it seems not everyone's sorry. Then a mysterious rowing boat lands by night at Smuggler's Cove, and Shiraz's questions multiply as everyone becomes a suspect for the killing. Who are the three shadowy figures unloading boxes? Why are seemingly innocent boat owners creating alibis for themselves? And how does an five-hundred-year-old English custom connect these events? Because the real mystery's deeper than the ocean off Redcliff. And once Shiraz begins to piece together the clues, she uncovers an international operation bigger than she could've ever imagined.