In a small seaside town, something fishy''s going on . . .Tidal Shores, a small seaside town in South Carolina, has seen its fortunes nose-dive. But not for much longer! The Big Ten on the town council have come up with a range of ingenious ideas to get tourists flocking back, from buried pirate treasure to beauty pageants, but its handsome taxidermist Gunner Jones plan to dupe the public into believing that his creation Miss Lucy combining the top half of an albino ape with a large goliath tigerfish is a real mermaid that wins the day.As Gunners bizarre creature takes center stage, inquisitive reporter Zoe Porter isnt fooled by its supposed credibility, but with mermaid mania sweeping the country, will anyone believe her exposé? And when events take a sinister turn, Zoe is suddenly drawn into a much darker story . . .