A small research vessel is reported abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico and five people who were on board are found dead on a nearby barrier island. While Government agencies squabble over jurisdiction, private

investigator Tony Lowell is hired by wealthy maritime lawyer Arthur Emerson to find out why these scientists died.

Laid back as only a former Navy SEAL-turned hippy can be, Lowell is a pot-smoking nonconformist who refuses to carry a gun. But he knows the Gulf, cares deeply about the environment, and is the only man left with the courage and resourcefulness to take a minimal crew out to face an unknown terror at sea and prevent a major environmental catastrophe.

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An award-winning novelist, journalist, columnist, critic, film and television writer/producer, E. C. Ayres is a graduate of Syracuse University and has lived and worked in New York, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Harbin, China and Seattle. He has been involved in environmental issues and struggles since the first Earth Day in New York in 1970. Ayres is married and divides his time between Florida where the Tony Lowell series is set, and the Pacific Northwest where he maintains a home.

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Praise for E.C. Ayres and his Tony Lowell series:“A heavily detailed look at the roads less traveled, a scary take on the lunatic fringe, some quirky characters, and an unflappable detective.” — Kirkus Reviews: Night of the Panther.

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