Silver Light: A Mermaid Mystery (Alexis Silver Book 1)

Silver Light is the first book in a fantasy series featuring Alexis Silver, a mermaid detective. The novel is co-written by J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox. Alexis Silver was an intelligent woman at the turn of the century who abandoned her dreams of higher education to marry young. After her husband's death in World War I, she booked passage on a West Coast cruise seeking adventure. The ship capsized, killing all passengers except Alexis. As she drifted beneath the waves, a merman passed along a transformation that allowed her to survive—a curse or gift, depending on perspective. A century later, Alexis works as a private investigator in the Pacific Northwest to break the monotony of immortality. When an older couple hires her to find their missing son and his family, her instincts tell her this case differs from her typical work. A little girl's life hangs in the balance, and time is running out.