Need a hand

[aikiman44]

"Something else had caught it's attention: the familiar glint of stunned prey on the water's surface. The barracuda struck with primitive abandon, streaking up from the deep, slashing, then boring back toward the pilings.
The great fish flared its crimson gills in a darkening sulk. What it had mistaken for an easy meal had been no such thing, and the barracuda spit up ignominiously through its fangs.
It was a testimony to sturdy Swiss craftmanship that the Heuer diving watch was still ticking when it came to rest on the bottom. It's stainless and gold links glistened against the pale severed hand, which reached up from the turtle grass like some lost piece of mannequin."

I believe it was an Aquaracer and I just had to post it.
From Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen.

[sinner]

Gonna have to check that title out. Read and really enjoyed Skinny Dip, by the same author.

[Rambam]

I have that book lying around here somewhere, never got to read it all the way through though.

[TikkTakk]

Pretty cool when one stumbles upon descriptions like those..

[jimyritz]

Very cool---going to have to add that to the reading list...

Thanks
Mike

[Pasquale]

[deepcdvr]

Great writing!