Henry Carter Hull

While working for the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino uncover the deadly plans of a Mongolian mogul to deal oil to the Chinese and ruin the global market, and discover the scheme is linked to the treasures of Genghis Khan.

Environmentalist Erin Neal, retired from the field and grieving in isolation since the death of his eco-terrorist girlfriend, is pressed back into service by Homeland Security when terrorists mutate the controllable oil-eating bacteria Neal invented to clean up oil spills and unleash it in the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia.