Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, the best-selling author of Krakatoa tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean, setting it against the backdrop of mankinds intellectual evolution
The first message sent to Tom Thorne's phone was just a picture - the blurred image of a man's face, but Thorne had seen enough dead bodies to know that the man was no longer alive. But who was he? Who sent the photograph? And why? While the technical experts attempt to trace the sender, Thorne searches the bulletins for a reported death that matches the photograph. Then another picture arrives.