James J. Yost

After a series of failed assaults on Guadalcanal and Henderson Field, Japan is rallying for a major offensive. Ground troops, surface bombardment, and a carrier-supported invasion of the island looms darkly on the horizon. Now, Bull Shark must circle the nearby islands to discover and slow down this onslaught long enough for Allied forces to dig in.

Key West - known the world over as a vacation mecca. Amazing food, bars, music, and days filled with awesome fishing, diving, and boating. Yet, beneath the sun worship and the cobalt blue skies lurks a growing danger with its sights set on Scott Jarvis. His vacation is cut short when Jarvis stumbles across a large yacht drifting off the island. The only sign of the missing crew is a table set for dinner and a few spots of human blood.

While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous - a post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba. Meanwhile, Pitt's children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure.