The Stingrays are an elite team of private investigators. The case they are investigating is that of a teen girl, Paige Ryerson, who went on an exclusive vacation with a set of twins, Hannah and Brooke Clee, from her school to Turks and Caicos. Paige never returns. The Stingrays are sent to the islands to find her killer. They interview a swarmy lifeguard, a trust fund kid and his yacht captain, and a sleazy cop. But, the real killer is a lot closer to home.

Quick read, reminded me in small ways of the Natalee Holloway tragedy, but ends differently.

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Some college friends go to the Caribbean, where they spend a fun-filled night partying on a private yacht. One of the girls is encouraged to do something she's not done before - get drunk. Drunk girl then goes missing.

Wealthy daddy hires a private investigative team that's supposed to be a crack unit but the characters lack the gravitas to be convincing. The investigation hits the usual suspects, and the twist at the end isn't telegraphed. I suspect most of the problem I have is that narrator Zoe Hunter makes all of the characters sound like petulant teenagers -- not just the petulant teenagers. ( )