Blue Gold: A Novel from the NUMA Files

Summary

An investigation into the sudden deaths of a pod of gray whalesleads National Underwater & Marine Agency leader Kurt Austin to the Mexicancoast, where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out ofcommission.

Meanwhile, in South America’s lush hills, a specially assigned NUMAteam discovers a murdered body—a member of a mysterious local tribe who livelike ghosts beyond a five-part waterfall the locals call the Hand of God … andare rumored to be led by a mythical white goddess. Now they are in danger froma vicious cadre of bio-pirates intent on stealing medicinal discoveries worthmillions.

Soon Austin and his crew realize that they’re working oppositeends of the same grand scheme—and must race against time to save the world’sfreshwater supply from a twisted eco-extortionist. But every step towardsalvation takes them deeper into a dense jungle of treachery, blackmail, anddeath.