Part of Dirk Pitt®, book 18
First published 2004
Dirk Pitt discovers that a World War II Japanese military scheme reaches into the present day with deadly consequences. During the war, Japanese forces planned to launch a devastating biological attack against the United States using a Chinese-developed weapon delivered by submarine. The plan aimed to wipe out the American population through biological warfare. Decades later, Pitt finds this historical conspiracy connected to a contemporary threat emerging in 2007. A South Korean operative has revived elements of the original plot, planning to detonate a weapon that could cause mass casualties. Pitt must race against time to prevent this modern terrorist from succeeding where the Japanese military failed. The investigation takes him from the depths of the ocean to uncover wartime secrets that powerful forces want to keep buried. As Pitt closes in on the truth, he realizes the stakes extend far beyond a single attack, threatening to destabilize the entire Pacific region.
Genres: historical-fiction, military-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy-theory, race-against-time
Setting: Pacific Region, United States, South Korea
Period: 2007, World War II
530 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: violence