Many dangers lurk in the deep-the worst of them are human.
Thirty minutes into what should have been an easy,
beginner-level dive in a remote Florida lake, the rim of a
cave collapses, trapping two of Doc Ford's friends. Ford
himself manages to escape and quickly surfaces to find
help-but that's when his troubles only begin. Two men are
waiting for him on the shore, and they are not the kind of
men you want to meet at any time. Murderers and ex-cons,
they're intent on diving to the bottom of the very deep lake
and uncovering the remains of a legendary plane wreck there,
supposedly loaded with Cuban treasury gold. Ford's
expertise is just what they need. And if he doesn't want to
help? He can die. His friends? They can die, too. In fact,
they can die right now. . . .
As the hours tick away, two mortal struggles unfold
simultaneously, one above and one below. Neither outcome is
certain, no man is safe . . . and in the deep shadow, only
death awaits.