When Isaac Bell attempts to decipher the forbidding deaths of nine
men, he encounters a secret so powerful it could dictate the fate of the
world in this riveting thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling
author.
A century apart, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt and detective Isaac Bell team
up to unlock the truth about the most famous maritime disaster of all
time.
In the present day, Pitt makes a daring rescue from inside an antiquated
submersible in the waters off New York City. His reward afterwards is a
document left behind a century earlier by legendary detective Isaac
Bell--a document that re-opens a historical mystery...
In 1911, in Colorado, Isaac Bell is asked to look into an unexplained
tragedy at Little Angel Mine, in which nine people died. His dangerous
quest to answer the riddle leads to a larger puzzle centered on
byzanium, a rare element with extraordinary powers and of virtually
incalculable value. As he discovers that there are people who will do
anything to control the substance, Isaac Bell will find out just how far
he'll go to stop them.