THE SARAH HOLT SERIES
Some evidence doesn't surface
on it's own
Forensic crime fiction from a working underwater forensics professional. Set wherever the water hides what someone wants buried.
CRIME FICTION. REAL DEPTHS.
25+ YEARS BENEATH THE SURFACE
UNDERWATER FORENSICS
MARINE TECHNOLOGY
STORIES ROOTED IN EXPERIENCE
BEGIN THE INVESTIGATION ↓
01 / THE SARAH HOLT SERIES
The water keeps secrets.
BOOK ONE · COMING SOON
The Girl Under the Pines
Some secrets refuse to stay buried.
A decades-old death. An illegal toxic dumping operation. A conspiracy reaching far beyond a small New England town.
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FBI Special Agent Sarah Holt knows where to look. Authentic forensics. Psychological Suspense
BOOK TWO
The Dead Season
Coming soon
BOOK THREE
The Last Witness
Coming soon
02 / MEET THE AUTHOR
R. J. Moniz
Underwater investigator. Crime fiction author.
For more than twenty-five years, R. J. Moniz has worked where science, technology, and the underwater world meet. A scientific diver, underwater investigator, journalist, and marine technology specialist, she brings firsthand experience to The Sarah Holt Series.
Her novels draw on real investigations, marine robotics, and underwater forensics to uncover crimes hidden beneath the surface.
04 /FIELD NOTES
BEYOND
THE NOVEL
The real stories behind the fiction:
Underwater Forensic
Writing Research
Diving Expeditions
Environmental Crime
Ocean Exploration
Marine Technology
Behind the Series
Ocean Conservation
05 / SPEAKING
SPEAKING &
APPEARANCES
R.J. Moniz speaks nationally on :
Underwater Forensic
Science Communication
Ocean Exploration
Marine Technology
Keynote Speaking
Media Interviews
The Research Behind Crime Fiction