In the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest， two fishermen are the first to feel the heat. Then a young girl， playing innocently by the seashore--before dying an agonizing death. Now the media have a story. Reporters， scientists， and government officials are descending on the coastline， searching for a killer in the water. And renegade oceanographer Brock Garner is at the center of the storm. He wants to know why he s finding dead zones in the Pacific...and why his best friend s heart stopped after he examined ravaged sea lions on a beach.Dr. Ellie Bridges， on duty when the little girl died， has questions of her own. Thrown together in the chaos， Brock and Ellie are about to discover some disturbing truths: about a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions that is growing. Gathering strength. And moving--unless they can stop it--south toward a new victim: Seattle.In this riveting， brilliantly cinematic novel， real-life oceanographer James Powlik creates a chilling scenario that isn t just plausible， it already exists. Because between nature s wrath and man s worst secrets， a deadly terror has been born at sea. And now the sea will bring it home.