Samantha is minding her own business, driving her taxi through St. Petersburg traffic, when a young woman jumps into the back of her cab and demands a ride. Samantha allows it, but she soon notices the young woman, who calls herself Alice, is wearing handcuffs. Lucky for Alice, Samantha has a buddy who can get them off. Tony removes Alice's handcuffs, and the young woman tells a horror story about pimps, child prostitution, and murder right on the Florida Suncoast. Samantha doesn't want to believe it, but when a body washes up on the beach soon after, men come knocking at Tony's door-bad men who beat Tony up, thinking he's hiding something. Now, Samantha and Tony are on the run, caught in a tangle of corruption and death. But Samantha is one tough chick, so she won't go down without a fight-neither will Tony. Together they struggle to put things right in their sunny state known for tourists and retirement-not sex slaves, sleeping with the fishes, and vengeful mobs.

If you can conceive of a suspense thriller, a sci-fi adventure, and a story of fate, love and faith combined in one novel, you may come close to entering the mind of author, Phil Coleman. If you're a whitewater enthusiast that longs for a novel that embraces your sport, you'll be relieved that it is finally here. If you love this earth, your family or the idea of a world untouched by greed, you will fall in love with The Sand Tower. Phil Coleman weaves his love of whitewater into a story filled with hope for all of us.