A gravely injured merman has been found washed up on a beach in Maine, leaving his new doctors struggling between saving his life and keeping him safe from the military's eager hands.One reporter is hot on the trail of what she believes is an elaborate hoax - or the story of a lifetime. A story that has her tracking elusive clues into an ever-growing house of secrets surrounding one of the richest families in New York City.For merfolk have been hiding in plain sight for centuries, and are now torn between sacrificing one of their own - or telling humanity the truth.Underneath - A Merfolk Tale is an exceptionally different take on mermaid stories, one that combines the fear of the unknown with the need to protect those we love the most.