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When the dive team is called in to recover a body from a submerged car, they aren't prepared to find an encrypted laptop--or an unsettling connection between investigator Adam Campbell and the dead accountant. Adam turns to his friend Dr. Sabrina Fleming--a professor at the local university with unparalleled computer security and forensics skills--to recover the files from the laptop. But the deeper they dig, the deadlier the investigation becomes. When evidence uncovers a human trafficking ring and implicates members of Adam's own family, he and Sabrina will have to risk everything to solve the case. The truth could set hundreds free--but someone is willing to do whatever it takes to silence anyone who threatens to reveal their secrets. Award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn invites readers back to Carrington, North Carolina, where everything is not as it seems and sinister elements lurk behind the idyllic façade.

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Romance

Thriller

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	06 novembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493415038
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Praise for Beneath the Surface
“This vivid start of Blackburn’s Dive Team Investigations series [is] a real page-turner.”
Booklist
“Fans of Dani Pettrey’s Alaskan Courage thrillers will enjoy this nail-biter of a series opener.”
Library Journal
“Award-winning author Lynn H. Blackburn grabs readers by the throat and doesn’t let go until the final heart-pounding page.”
Fresh Fiction
“Lynn H. Blackburn is an amazing new voice in romantic suspense—don’t miss her!”
Lynette Eason , bestselling and award-winning author of the Hidden Identity series
“[Blackburn’s] exceptional storytelling skills shine as she weaves an intricate plot, populated with characters we care deeply about. Another up-all-night-because-I-can’t-put-down-the-book read.”
Edie Melson , award-winning author, blogger, and director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
“ Beneath the Surface is a swoon-worthy romantic suspense that packs a punch from page one. The nonstop action will keep you guessing until the end.”
Rachel Dylan , author of the Atlanta Justice series
“Just when you think you can relax, Blackburn brings you back to the edge of your seat in this riveting, high-tension suspense story.”
Patricia Bradley , author of Justice Delayed
Halftitle Page
Books by Lynn H. Blackburn
D IVE T EAM I NVESTIGATIONS
Beneath the Surface
In Too Deep
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2018 by Lynn Huggins Blackburn
Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.revellbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2018
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-1503-8
Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition : 2011
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Dedication
To Drew—my favorite blue-eyed boy. My warrior child. You’ve had me wrapped around your little finger from day one. You’re fierce and tender, serious and silly, and I’m amazed that God allowed me to be your mom. I know God has big plans for you, and while I’m in no hurry for you to grow up, I’m excited to see what he has in store for you. I love you!
Contents
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Praise for Beneath the Surface
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Books by Lynn H. Blackburn
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Dedication
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About the Author
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Acknowledgments
W riting a series requires a long-term commitment from the author as well as from the men and women who’ve volunteered to help the author. There is no way I could write these stories without the input of a host of experts and the support of family and friends.
Continued gratitude to . . .
Josh Moulin, cybersecurity expert (https://JoshMoulin.com)—for answering long, disjointed emails and patiently explaining everything from hard drives to the dark web. Your willingness to answer my questions was vital to keeping this story on track. All mistakes and misrepresentations of the field are on me.
Mike Berry, Master Underwater Criminal Investigator (UCIDiver.com)—for reading my diving scenes and giving me direction on everything from safely removing a vehicle to how to find a briefcase and detailing which type of search pattern works best. Any mistakes in diving and underwater criminal investigation procedures are mine.
Jonathan Parker, director of city involvement at Fellowship Greenville—your insights into the labor trafficking in my own city and on the streets where I shop and work were crucial to the storyline and have had a permanent impact on the way I see the world I’m living in. Our conversation left me heartbroken, and my prayer is that eyes will be opened and these precious souls will be seen and freed.
Investigator Tim Martin—for explaining the world of white-collar criminal investigations to me and for helping me bring Adam to life in a realistic way.
Sergeant Chris Hammett—for your insights into the life of a homicide investigator and your gracious explanations of police procedures. Thank you for continuing to answer my emails!
Jennifer Huggins Bayne—my sister and favorite nurse practitioner for once again replying to countless texts about hospital procedures and setting me straight about CTs and MRIs and how fast you can get out of the ED. Your patients are blessed to have you advocating for them. And I’m eternally grateful to have you as my sister and my friend.
Mecina Hapthey and Angelina Zimmer—thank you for your insights into Yapese culture and the life of a missionary family. Anissa’s character wouldn’t exist without you.
Angel Glover—for sharing your experiences and helping me find a layer of complexity that Leigh was missing before your input.
My critique group—for helping me brainstorm this series. The storylines and characters are all richer because of you.
My sisters of The Light Brigade—you’ve been there for me from the beginning. Your prayers, love, and support are never more than a Facebook message away and I am eternally grateful for you.
Lynette Eason—for believing in me and giving the Carrington dive team such a fun case in one of your books!
Tamela Hancock Murray—my amazing agent. Thank you for your enthusiastic support and continued encouragement.
Andrea Doering—for saying yes to this series and to the crossover idea.
Amy Ballor—for editing this manuscript with an attention to detail that is both terrifying and thrilling.
Sandra Blackburn—for being the most supportive mother-in-law a girl could have and for being willing to do anything to help.
Ken and Susan Huggins—for being the kind of parents who taught me to work hard and love books and for still being there for me whenever I need you. Which is all the time!
Emma, James, and Drew—for still being excited about every new book and for continuing to keep my real world far more interesting than any I could make up.
Brian—without you there would be no stories with my name on them. My imagination never would have taken flight without your encouragement and your continual support and love.
My Savior—the Ultimate Storyteller—for allowing me to write stories for you.
Epigraph
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heartbe acceptable in your sight, O L ORD , my rock and my redeemer.
~ Psalm 19:14
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T he shrill ping of his cell phone earned white-collar crimes investigator Adam Campbell a vicious glare from his aunt Margaret. His cousins all dropped their gazes to their plates, several of them failing to suppress snickers, as Adam stood. He glanced around the table at the assembled family members before focusing on the matriarch of the family. “Excuse me, Grandmother. Everyone. I’m on call.”
Grandmother sniffed. “Very well.”
Conversation resumed as Adam made his way around the perimeter of the oval dining room. He refused to look down or run like a frightened schoolboy. He maintained a measured pace and made eye contact with anyone who bothered to look in his direction. He had nothing to be ashamed of.
His parents were in Italy until Thursday, or his mother would have given him an encouraging smile. Oh well.
No one glared at his brother when he was on call. Grandmother never batted an eye when Alexander needed to miss Sunday lunch because he was in surgery. But heaven forbid Adam miss the monthly meal. Keeping the citizens of Carrington, North Carolina, safe was a perfectly good job as far as Grandmother was concerned. But not for a Campbell.
Grandfather Campbell caught his eye.
And winked.
Adam didn’t bother trying to hide his smile as he left the room. His grandfather was a rock. They met for breakfast at least once a week at the Pancake Hut, and Adam regaled him with stories from the sheriff’s office.
The restaurant was a favorite with the law enforcement and medical communities in Carrington, and Adam’s standing breakfast date with his grandfather had gotten a lot of attention when he first joined the force.
The Pancake Hut wasn’t the kind of place the Campbell family usually frequented.
As Charles Campbell made it a point to get to know Adam’s co-workers by name, Adam’s fellow deputies soon realized he might be worth several billion dollars, but he was no snob.
It was a poorly kept secret that Charles Campbell was in the habit of picking up the tab for every law enforcement officer in the Pancake Hut whenever he was there—whether or not he was with Adam.
Grandmother wasn’t exactly aware of that arrangement.
Before long, deputies and investigators started coming by Adam’s desk and saying, “Yo, Campbell, I’ve got one for your grandfather. He’ll get a kick out of this.” Or they’d stop by their booth and share something that had happened while they were on patrol.
Grandfather ate it up.
Over the last few years, Grandfather had managed to fund several scholarships for law enforcement officers, and he’d fallen completely under the spell of homicide investigator Anissa Bell, captain o f the Carrington County Sheriff’s Office dive team. All Anissa had to do was hint that she’d been eyeing some new piece of equipment for the team and Grandfather made it happen.
Grandmother wasn’t exactly aware of that arrangement either.
Adam paused in the hallway and looked again at the text that had saved him from another