Deep Storm: A Novel

Twelve-thousand feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean scientists are excavating the most extraordinary undersea discovery ever made But is it the greatest archaeological find in historyor the most terrifyingFormer naval doctor Peter Crane is urgently summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition spreading through the rig But when he arrives Crane learns that the real trouble lies far belowon Deep Storm a stunningly advanced science research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor The topsecret structure has been designed for one purpose to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to a mystery steeped in centuries of myth and speculation Sworn to secrecy Dr Crane descends to Deep Storm A year earlier he is told routine drilling uncovered the remains of mankinds most sophisticated ancient civilization the legendary Atlantis But now that the site is being excavated a series of disturbing illnesses has begun to affect the operation Scientists and technicians are experiencing a bizarre array of symptomsfrom simple fatigue to violent psychotic episodes As Crane is indoctrinated into the strange world of Deep Storm and commences his investigation he begins to suspect that the covert facility conceals something more complicated than a medical mysteryThe discovery of Atlantis might in fact be a cover for something far more sinister and deadly Like Lincoln Childs spectacular bestsellers coauthored with Douglas Preston The Book of the Dead Relic Deep Storm melds scientific detail and gripping adventure in a superbly imagined chillingly real journey into unknown territory Child is a master of suspense and Deep Storm is his most ambitious novel to date.