Shadows Past (Sea Dog Book 2)

An ancient island curse. A brutal conspiracy. A woman marked for death.
Sylvie Santoro wants answers about her husband Paolo’s death years ago – ruled an accident, she suspects murder. Her campaign against the corrupt development of Malta’s Manoel Island is her way of fighting back.
Then a murder in Valletta and chillingly accurate documents from an anonymous source confirm her worst fears: Paolo was executed, and the same professional hit team is now coming for her.
Beneath Malta’s sun-baked beauty lies a web of laundered money controlled by a ruthless consortium. They silence anyone who threatens their operation, using specialists whose kills leave no trace.
Forced outside the compromised system, Sylvie finds protection with unlikely allies: Gus Harper, a quiet RN veteran and his war dog Arty; a resourceful Polish handyman with secrets of his own; and a deployed team of ex-SEALs.
Even the Vatican is drawn in, dispatching shadowy investigators to follow the money trail.
As the hit team closes in, planning another ‘accident’ on treacherous cliff paths, Sylvie and her guardians must unravel the conspiracy and set a trap for killers who believe themselves untouchable.
When your enemies have global reach, you need friends with the same.