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Blood In The Water

When Nathan Carman, a young man with a complicated past, is miraculously rescued from a lifeboat bobbing in the unforgiving North Atlantic, questions swirl about the fate of his mother, who is presumed to have drowned when their fishing boat sank. Nathan is in remarkably good shape for being lost at sea for a week, and his account of what exactly happened out there on the waves raises questions from family members and law enforcement. Nathan's story of a fishing trip gone awry doesn't quite add up, and suspicion mounts. The mysterious murder of Nathan's multi-millionaire grandfather a few years before had made Nathan's mother an extremely wealthy woman. With a seven-million- dollar fortune at stake, did Nathan commit the ultimate betrayal? Or is there more to this tragic tale than meets the eye? From New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman comes a gripping contemporary true crime narrative for everyone who was fascinated by the Murdaugh murders, and for anyone compelled by the intersection between money, power, and family.

Casey Sherman is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Boston Globe bestselling author of multiple books including The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue (adapted into the 2016 film The Finest Hours), Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy (adapted into the 2016 film Patriots Day), Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture & Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss, and A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking _Crime. His 2022 true crime bestseller Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod is now in development as a limited television series for Amazon Studio. Sherman is a graduate of Barnstable High School.