Publisher's Synopsis
An investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads Kurt Austin, National Underwater & Marine Agency crew leader, to the Mexican coast where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. Meanwhile, in South America's lush hills, a murderous cadre of biopirates is intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions. Soon Austin realises they're working the opposite ends of the same grand scheme. By monopolizing the earth's vastly depleted freshwater reserves a Californian agribusiness tycoon is poised to rise to power, and ultimately to dominate the world.
