Giant oil tanker
Prometheus 4 is due to rendezvous with a
Titan 10 submarine in the northernmost reaches of the Barents Sea to pick up a cargo of oil. But before
Prometheus reaches its destination, Captain Richard Mariner follows a ghost radio signal to a man's body frozen in a giant ice floe. From the man's clothing, it's clear he was part of the
Titan 10 crew. But how did he die, and what happened to the rest of the crew? Before Mariner can speed toward the rendezvous to track
Titan 10, a helicopter carrying a Russian special prosecutor and his beautiful assistant lands on
Prometheus, and the mystery deepens. When
Prometheus reaches
Titan, the crew is missing, along with 10,000 tons of oil. Mariner decides the only way to discover what happened is to retrace the doomed sub's route, a decision that has terrifying consequences. A competently written, technologically detailed, futuristic seafaring thriller with all the right elements: a worthy hero, thuggish bad guys, high-octane action, sex, violence, and taut suspense.
Emily MeltonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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About the Author
Tonkin is Head of English at the Wildernesse School, Sevenoaks.