Seal Beach, California

The action of the entire book took place in the ocean just off Seal Beach, California. It was a day in early March with the action beginning at 5 a.m. and lasting four to five hours.

The North Jetty

This north jetty marked the point at which Cox turned around in her workout to return to the pier. She and Grayson returned to this jetty when they were trying to find his mother. It was during this return trip that Cox encountered the pair of sea turtles and the school of bat rays.

San Gabriel River Jetty

Cox didn’t like touching the bottom of the ocean in this jetty because of the many stingrays that stayed in the area. This part of the ocean was often 10 degrees warmer than the rest of the ocean because a power plant dumped water used to cool the turbines...