On the bottom of the Icy Sea off Nantucket lies the remains of an Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria. But few know that within its bowels lies a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity – a treasure that now holds the key to a puzzle that is costing people their lives. 

          For Kurt Austin, the leader of NUMA, the killing begins when he makes a daring rescue of a beautiful marine archeologist. The target of a powerful Texas industrialist named Halcon, Nina Kirov was attacked off the cost of Morocco after her discovery of a carved stone head. Soon Kurt and Nina embark on a deadly mission to uncover Halcon’s masterful plan – a scheme that would have him ride to power on a wave of death and destruction.