Grace is a composite of three interlocking manuscripts, each originally prepared as a stand alone story. These are Day 183, Flight 885, and A Trip to Merida. Set in 1976-77. In Day 183, Lt. Pete Levindusky resigns his commission as a naval officer in order to attend a south Florida graduate school and study marine biology. Working his way through school as the Captain of the school's research vessel, he is drawn into the world of smuggling. Things go from bad to worse and eventually help arrives in the persons of FBI agents Brandy Bane and Bob Foreman. Bob and Brandy are also assigned to work on a new case, the hijacking of Flight 885 out of Miami. The story line evolves into an investigation of drug smuggling in South Florida, Texas and the Yucatan. GRACE; Mystery/Suspense/ 193,448 words