A run of bad weather means a slow season at Larstad's Marina in Seattle, home if Kellie Montgomery's Sound Sailing offices. A day that starts with Kellie being held at gunpoint by a delusional environmentalist, ends with the news that her friend Pearl, a hardy—and wealthy—75-year-old seafarer, is missing.

 

As Kellie prepares to do battle with an extremist group who wants live-aboards like herself ousted from their sailboat homes, she also takes on the task of finding her missing friend. When Pearl's family doesn't seem to welcome her help, Kellie's determination and her suspicion is piqued even further. Navigating a maze of foul play, Kellie soon finds more than she bargained for.