When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare
object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering
space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory
with profound implications for NASA policy and the
impending presidential election. To verify the
authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the
skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied
by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar
Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers
the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold
deception that threatens to plunge the world into
controversy. But before she can warn the president, Rachel
and Michael are ambushed by a team of assassins. Fleeing
for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape,
their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind
this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the
most shocking deception of all.