Mangrove Madness

One missing person turns out to be 4 + 3 more, in this newly minted PI's first real case. What is the connection between bodies on the luggage return at Southwest Florida International Airport, client Allison's missing twin brother, Cuban refugees landing on a Florida island, young men sailing off on a trip to the Caribbean who never return, six-year-old Manuel who has lost his mother, and Susan who wants protection from thugs breaking into her apartment? Ernestine "Ernie" Pratt, an almost thirty, independent, computer geek turned PI lives with her mother Jessica on an island in Florida. She tries to connect the dots and find the answers with the help of Sherriff's Deputy Jeremy Thorpe and a cast of unruly characters -- Amazon