This means all-out war but even more deadly, it means ignoring what really happened to Air Force One and what it means for the world’s all too short and tremulous future. Working with the CIA and his own goons, one of whom is Jack’s would-be-killer, the political forces that be are interested in using a cover-up to redirect the world’s rage. Meanwhile, in the White House, the Vice President finds himself in power and sees this as an opportunity to undo the China deal and usher in a new era of war and American power.

Unfortunately, an old rival who blames Jack for his sister’s death is also on the scene, and to him unraveling the tectonic secrets of the recent tragedy, and what it may mean for the future, takes a backseat to cold-blooded, assassin style revenge. Now, it’s a fight for time as Jack Kirkland unwittingly gets pulled into the search for the missing Air force One jet and instead finds what could be the key to this prelude of destruction. Until what remains of the world greets the new day in ashes: craters where entire countries once were, chaos reigning worldwide. Until some mysterious force pulls the escaping Air Force One jet into the center of the Ocean, never to be seen again. Until islands start to sink and ancient continents start to rise from the deep. One of his assistants has now gotten the big man’s attention and it seems a fortuitous day for peace and career building. The President of the United States is in the middle of an important deal with the other leading nuclear power, China, and all is going well. Around the world people are living their lives whether it be a tour guide and his trusty dog in the Aleutian Islands dealing with some smart-aleck tourists or a woman grabbing her morning coffee and worried about her delayed commute. Meanwhile, above the surface it’s just like any other day. All that, however, is about to change with literal earth shattering consequences. Now piloting his own ship, named Deep Fathom, and exploring the ocean floors for sunken galleons, Jack lives a sequestered life, remote even from his fellow crew mates. Above the surface, the world is on fire in Deep Fathom.Įx-Navy Seal Jack Kirkland is trying to escape his shattering past – that one space mission that cost him both his career and the love of his life. Beneath the surface of the ocean, ancient civilizations and apocalyptic secrets lay.

Deep Fathom by James Rollins