Tidal Wave

Antonio was out walking the beach before the sun was up. He was unfairlyburdened for a kid of fourteen, but he quickly learned that his troubles athome were nothing compared to the new problems he had now.He was the only witness to a terrible plane crash that happened in thoseearly morning hours. Two men had been in the plane; one walked away,the other lay unmoving on the sand. Later he learned the man was takento Mercy General; since his mother was a nurse there he was able to gainaccess to the injured man, Carlos Santora.The pretty nurse Fran and that cocky doctor they called Max McDreamywere tending to his plane crash victim. Thankfully, Doctor Max seemedmore interested in Fran than he did the man from the beach. Fran on theother hand seemed concerned, but she was too busy to spend much timedigging for the truth.It didn’t help his troubles with the detective, though. Detective Doniganwas supposed to be investigating the crash, but he seemed to be spendingmore time flirting with Rosa, Antonio’s mother, than he did working onthe case. Antonio didn’t like it but he wouldn’t complain; it kept thedetective from looking his way.And what about the pretty redhead Antonio sold the Sunday paper to?Why was she so interested in the man from the plane crash? If he couldonly figure it all out. He’d managed to talk to talk to the man namedCarlos twice, but he was no help; he had amnesia.So much to figure out and he had a feeling he was running out of time . . .