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Get three bestsellers for the price of one. Backwater Bay: When a body is found floating in the mangroves of Biscayne National Park, Special Agent Kurt Hunter has his first real case. Backwater Channel: Kurt is thrown into a rift between warring environmentalists and power-hungry corporate executives all trying to advance their own agendas. Backwater Cove: When agent Hunter finds a woman washed up in Biscayne National Park the case leads him to the world of high rolling boosters and the young players who will do anything to make their mark.

Harvey Thackerson lost his wife to a seemingly random car accident and now his teenage daughter has gone missing in the Florida Keys. When he decides to leave everything behind to find her, he discovers things about her past that he and his wife never knew. She may be in bigger danger than he thought.

It's a last chance for Will. Bringing boats back from Mexico and Central America seems like the ideal gig for a boat bum. But his latest job becomes complicated when he is offered a large bounty - a payoff big enough to set him up in his own business. The only problem is the boat is owned by a gangster who is still aboard. The situation is further complicated by two beautiful sisters.

After being outwitted by an Iranian spy in London, CIA agent Mako Storm finds himself in dire straits. The trail for redemption leads Storm to the British Virgin Islands and an uncomfortable alliance with a man from his past. When they discover an old nemesis - a beautiful Chinese woman is involved - a terrifying plot to rebuild the blood thirsty Persian empire begins to unfold. Only one thing stands between the empire and a new world order - American agent Mako Storm.

It’s easy to become invisible in the Florida Keys. Mac Travis was doing his best to keep a low profile: diving, fishing and enough salvage work to pay his bills. It’s a good life until he discovers something while spearfishing that could change the pristine Keys forever. His drunken crewman soon lets out the secret and his life is instantly changed.

From Amazon bestselling author Steven Becker comes an electrifying maritime adventure that will plunge you into the depths of the sea and the heart-pounding pursuit of hidden treasure. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey alongside Mac and Wood as they unearth the secrets of the past, face treacherous adversaries, and dive headfirst into danger. Becker's expert storytelling will transport you to the sun-soaked shores of Florida Keys, immersing you in a world teeming with adventure, mystery, and the allure of buried treasure.

When a small plane crashes in the backcountry of the Florida Keys, an unexpected and deadly chain of events is set in motion. While helping a friend salvage his boat, Mac Travis witnesses the crash and rushes to help. Following the rescue, Mac trusts his instincts, but is led down a path of danger and deceit—which finally lands him inside a smuggling ring. A story that highlights the beauty of the Keys while exposing their undesirable underbelly, Wood’s Chase features the unique character of the island chain. Escape on a tropical adventure in the latest Mac Travis Adventure.

A woman’s plea to find her missing husband sends Special Agent Kurt Hunter down a road he doesn’t want to go. For all its pristine beauty, Biscayne National Park can be deadly for those lost and unprepared. Open water and inhospitable islands are the most obvious obstacles in a life or death battle, but there is something even more dangerous than nature—man. The search leads to the mangrove-lined shores of the barrier islands, where smugglers and pirates have lurked for centuries. With the clock ticking, Kurt and his team take to the backwaters of Biscayne Bay to find him.

When a devastating explosion upsets the delicate ecosystem of the Florida Keys backcountry, Mac Travis is faced with a situation that could ruin his idyllic lifestyle. To stay on the island that has been his refuge, he must work outside the authorities, who want to use the explosion as an excuse to take his home away. Mac’s investigation leads him down a path he never expected, and when he discovers the motivation of the perpetrator, he’s forced into a dangerous situation - with no help coming.

The fragile ecosystem of Biscayne National Park is at risk. The only person standing between its pristine waters and the irreversible harm caused by being located in Miami’s shadow is Special Agent Kurt Hunter. Stuck in the middle of a war being fought between those who just want to enjoy the park and those who want to preserve it, Kurt is working in an unwinnable situation. When the dialogue turns violent, Kurt’s forced to face off against both groups.

The best-selling Mac Travis Adventures are centered around South Florida and the Florida Keys, featuring plenty of Keys' counterculture along with scuba diving, boating, and fishing. It’s easy to stay invisible in the Florida Keys. And, Mac Travis is doing his best when a simple fishing trip to the Marquesa Keys lands him in the middle of a deadly plot. When a ruthless shipping magnate returns to his roots and exploits the new Cuban immigration policy, Mac and Trufante are pulled into a life and death struggle, not only for themselves but also of those they love.

Terrorists target Lady Liberty. The Hudson River and Long Island Sound provide historic, vibrant, and simply beautiful settings - until terrorists begin setting off dirty bombs along their shores. Kendra Hale and Ian Starbuck, special agents for the FBI’s Special Projects Group, are called in to stop the mayhem, uncovering a sophisticated network of jihadists whose goal is to render Manhattan uninhabitable. Nuclear waste is their weapon of choice, and they have the financing and maritime assets in place to deliver unprecedented chaos.

When an officer's murder in Biscayne National Park threatens to expose a corrupt agency, one man is tasked with finding the killer, but he’s running into a wall of organizational conspiracy built to conceal a devious plot. Special Agent Kurt Hunter is fighting to find the truth hidden behind a maze of twisted coworkers and interagency tensions. From the glamorous Intracoastal Waterway of Miami to the natural beauty of Biscayne National Park, this new mystery from best-selling author Steven Becker reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly of South Florida.

Skyrocketing boat sales have made the waters of South Florida increasingly dangerous by turning quiet backwater coves into venues for huge sandbar parties - and not everyone is there for a good time. Along with the fun-seeking crowds come the worst elements of Miami society. When a boat is found adrift in the national park with the body of a DEA agent aboard, Special Agent Kurt Hunter is caught in the crossfire between the city’s seedy underbelly and the natural habitat he’s sworn to protect.

Within sight of Marathon, Florida, lies an island left to its own devices. While its harbor is picture-postcard perfect, abandoned, and hurricane-ravaged, Boot Key has a secret hiding deep in its mangrove tunnels and derelict fishing shacks.

Kendra Hale and Ian Starbuck, agents for the FBI’s Special Projects Group and fresh from their recent case solving a string of murders on the Maine coast, are tasked with stopping a group of wreckers, modern-day criminal counterparts of 19th-century marine salvors. Technology is their weapon of choice, and blackmail is the payoff. Can the duo stop a plot to destroy an iconic harbor on the New England coast?

When an undiscovered tomb in the Valley of the Kings is found, father and son agents John and Mako Storm are thrown into a cauldron of political ambitions and intrigue that could affect the balance of power in the Middle East. But the key to the authenticity of the tomb and the antiquities within are known to the Storms, as well as to other, more deadly, people who will stop at nothing.

When a string of not-so-accidental drownings in the parks attracts the attention of the FBI, Kurt is drawn into a quagmire of bureaucrats and politicians, each with their own agenda. Faced with the reality that the deaths are really murders - all with ties to Kurt - he is forced to make a decision: save his job...or his life.

A rash of killings threatens “the way life should be” in Downeast Maine. The Downeast region of the Maine coast is known for its independent, hard-working people, its picturesque settings - and its seafood. But behind the thousand islands, the countless miles of coastline, and the postcard scenery, bad things are happening in Acadia National Park. Kendra Hale, fresh off a dangerous assignment in Miami, is brought in by the FBI’s Special Projects Group to assist area law enforcement in their investigation.

The Caribbean isn’t a place where Nick and the crew of the Panther can sail freely any longer, so they set off on their biggest adventure yet: around Cape Horn to join the San Francisco Gold Rush. The opportunities in the lawless gold fields are uniquely suited to the crew’s abilities — and eerily similar to their pirate past.