"[T]his debut makes effective use of its energetic sleuth, fast-paced plot, and convincing, atmospheric Nova Scotia setting to build suspense and wind to a satisfying conclusion." —Kirkus ReviewsHayley Makk. She's the kind of girl who talks tough, bleeds ink, and can handle the discovery of a dead body with sangfroid—even if she is only seventeen.She's taken off her first big scoop (which involves an isolated shack spattered in human blood) as a newspaper reporter by her editor, who is also her dad. He sends her instead on a research trip with her former biology teacher, Ms. Cameron, to locate and study a rare sea turtle and earn the final credit for her high school diploma. Hayley reluctantly embarks on the science assignment, accompanied by a socially clueless fellow-student, Ernest, who turns out to be a tree-hugger of the first degree. They spot the turtle, but can't tag the elusive creature. The voyage takes a sinister twist when a fishing boat appears, apparently intent on captur