Part of Sigma Force, book 7
First published 2011
Painter Crowe, director of Sigma Force, receives a desperate call from his teenage niece after she witnesses an anthropologist burn to ash at a controversial dig site in the Rocky Mountains. Hundreds of mummified bodies and mysterious gold plates with strange inscriptions have sparked a violent confrontation between scientists and Native American activists. When his niece flees with crucial evidence, Crowe must protect her while uncovering the truth behind the murder. The investigation reveals a chain reaction that could trigger geological devastation across the western United States. Crowe teams with Commander Gray Pierce to pursue a secret organization that has shaped American history since colonial times. Their pursuit takes them from Iceland's volcanic landscape to the American Southwest, from Fort Knox's gold reserves to Yellowstone's geothermal features. Racing against time, Crowe must expose a conspiracy powerful enough to topple governments before it destroys everything he values.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, race-against-time, secret-organization
Setting: Rocky Mountains, Iceland, American Southwest, Fort Knox, Yellowstone
Period: Contemporary
480 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow