Captain Kent Allison and his beautiful wife, Teddi, are owners of the Sea Rose, a long-time fishing boat sailing in the South Pacific. Their adventure starts when they are hijacked by the notorious pirate Captain Armond Yang. Several anxious days later, they escape with their two Polynesian crew members and sail to an island in a sailing dinghy. They find tranquility on this island, but are anxious to get their boat back. They discover that the Australian Navy can assist them in recovering their boat and Kent sets out on a new adventure to accomplish this.

After several years of commercial fishing, they leave their boat with their faithful crew and realize their dream to buy a sailboat and sail the world. But they're thwarted by a group of devious scientists who kidnap Teddi and want to perform inhuman experiments on her and other women. Kent's rescue of Teddi involves more suspense and action. Awash in Mystery is a gripping tale of adventure on the high seas and tranquil times on a South Sea Island and later in the Caribbean.