Waxing Deadly — Charles Pero

As the 10th Annual Million Dollar Malibu Tequila Surf-Off nears, Malibu is in a state of panic and it's up to Dr. Jennifer Ferguson, head of the privately-funded Shark Understanding and Awareness Center (SUAC) to put their minds at ease. With a NAVY Seal's background, a Ph.D. and a life spent studying the feeding behavior of sharks, Jennifer struggles to prove the attacks are isolated -- and unrelated. Surf shop owner and local legend Slade Kane isn't so sure. He's been surfing for four decades and knows a pattern when he sees one, even without all of the doctor's fancy credentials. When he's approached by the paparazzo who took a now famous shark-attack picture, the two agree. Something's fishy in Malibu. And it's twice as big, twice as aggressive, twice as deadly as anything they've ever seen before.