When a huge unexplainable explosion occurs in the North Atlantic the Navy is dispatched to investigate. Evidence of the explosion can't be found, which elicits the NSA to hire a Washington "think tank" to act as the lead investigator. The odds are against the small team from the start. The main character (Dr. Barry Warren) is a highly intelligent and imminently likable man. The data points towards a scenario that's too terrifying to contemplate. The far reaching conclusions appear insurmountable to correct. It's the first major event in the newly elected Obama administration, and they have...