Twelve Mile Bank

AJ Bailey Adventure Series, Book One

By: Nicholas Harvey

Narrated by: Kim Bretton

A grandfather's tale. A mysterious shipwreck. A race against time.

Cayman Islands divemaster AJ Bailey is searching for a long forgotten WWII U-boat at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Armed with nothing more than an adventurous spirit and her late grandfather’s tale, she's determined to find the submarine and the secret it protects.

When a wealthy treasure hunter shows up with a ruthless crew, AJ becomes entangled in a frantic duel to find the precious piece of history. Diving into the path of merciless killers at treacherous depths, she must fight to keep her grandfather’s dream - and herself - alive.

Weaving between 1945 and current time, Twelve Mile Bank blends an intriguing historical tale with thrilling modern suspense in book one of the AJ Bailey Adventure series.

©2017 Nicholas Harvey (P)2025 Nicholas Harvey

This is an adventurous, action packed aquatic novel!

As a somewhat rebellious youth, AJ was always a little mischievous and never really knew what truly interested her. It certainly wasn’t anything indoor or reserved. Then, one day her family was invited to go diving. From then on, she knew what her life’s occupation would be!

AJ and her paternal grandpa were very close. She loved to hear his wartime stories over and over. She especially liked the one when they discovered three men in a raft. They were Germans and only one was barely alive. They tried to save him. He told her grandfather about a sunken submarine with valuables on it .

Years later, now an adult with her own business on the Cayman Island, she endlessly searches for the missing submarine. As always, adversity strikes.

The story is very interesting. It’s apparent the author put a lot of thought and research into his story. The story seems authentic, the characters are very realistic and the circumstances are portrayed realistically. It has an unexpected ending. The Title and Book Cover are simple but fitting. However, the story ending was weak. I fails to entice the reader to be anxious for the next book of the series.

Narrator, Kim Bretton, started out sounding very annoying and boring, with many phrases murmured and not understandable. As the story progressed with more conversation and less background information, she greatly improved.

*This audio book was gifted to me with no pressure for a positive review. This is my honest review.

Action, adventure, mystery and great characters.

Twelve Mile Bank is the first book in the AJ Bailey adventure series.
And it has it all.
Gripping suspense, memorable characters, action, adventure, fascinating back stories and all set in an idyllic paradise.
The narration was spot on. Kim Bretton skillfully breathes life into a vast array of characters from a young girl, to an Argentinian mobster to an aging grandfather and everything in between. I loved the back story chapters with the Grandfather - both the writing and the narration were stunning and genuinely touching.
Great series start!
I'm really looking forward to following this series. Highly recommended.

Awesome Adventure

I really liked this book and the story. The narration is really good too. The story is well written and moves at a good pace. It has interesting history aspect too. I also like all the scuba activity in the book. I'll be following his AJ series.

On of my favorite Caribbean adventure series books

As a scuba diver and WW2 enthusiast this book ticked all the boxes. Great writing and great narration!

Epic plot and characters!

I love tropical authors but this one had more plot twists and energy than just a dive scenes book.