Brody and the Mermaids: A Morgan Saga: 12

Deputy Brody Morgan expected twenty-one days of unwanted rest aboard the Solstice Voyager. Instead, he finds himself investigating the disappearance of the ship's captain, security chief, engineer, and bridge officer - all taken from places no ordinary kidnapper could reach.The answer waits below the waterline: Meris, a hunter from the hidden city of Thalassor, one of the last survivors of an ancient people remembered by surface sailors as mermaids.But these are not fairy-tale mermaids. Meris is not hunting for cruelty. Her people are dying, and the men she has taken may be the key to their survival.To save the missing men, Brody must descend into a world no surface authority has ever confirmed exists - and bargain with a civilization desperate enough to call captivity mercy.A grounded mermaid thriller blending maritime suspense, mythic science fiction, and hard-edged procedural investigation.