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In this high‑stakes thriller, newly forged FBI agent Nicholas Drummond and his partner Mike Caine are drawn into a labyrinthine investigation after a brutal stabbing on Wall Street. Their probe reveals that the victim, naval historian John Pearce, was actively seeking the site of a missing World War I U‑boat rumored to contain a cache of gold bullion. When Pearce’s two adult children go missing, the case takes on urgent stakes. Drummond and Caine must follow his cryptic final clue, “The key is in the lock,” to locate the lost treasure and a dangerous weapon being planned by an eccentric billionaire industrialist. The chase spans continents, testing the agents’ resolve and forcing them to confront criminal genius and international intrigue.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Catherine Coulter
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