Mystery at Shark Beach

On average, only 16% of shark attack victims die. But Second Beach has a 100% mortality rate. This strange statistic attracts the attention of shark biologist Dr Matt Dicken. Matt undertakes a brave journey to Second Beach to unearth the reasons for the attacks.

Matt knows sharks, but he begins by visiting shark attack forensic expert Dr Geremy Cliff. Dr Cliff runs Matt through the attacks, and provides an initial suspect list, but Matt has to solve the rest of the riddle himself.

The remote stretch of coastline on which Second Beach lies is known locally as the “Wildcoast”. It’s a craggy, inaccessible area where a small tribal population has settled around the frontier town of Port St Johns. To Matt, the ocean here is a black hole of information. No one has done any research here. No population studies exist and Matt has no background information to fall back on. He’s on his own and he has to start from scratch.

Soon after his arrival Matt is swamped with local information. He has to wade through rumors of witchcraft and urban legend to get to the real facts. He soon realizes that to find out what’s going on, he’s going to have to head out to sea, to take the sharks on in their own turf.