December 1941. Four brothers investigate the swcrets of a treasure pit on a small island in the Pacific. But a sudden death and the coming war allow its secrets to lie forgotten...

Present day. Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon team have been sent to locate the remains of a crashed NASA satelite in the Argentine jungle. Coming under attack, they make a mysterious discovery which sends them to small Pacific island. There they will discover the deadly secrets of an ancient Chinese expedition - by the lost ship The Silent Sea. Now Cabrillo and his team are in a race against time to find the remains of The Silent Sea. Because there will be terrible consequences if someone else finds it first...

The Silent Sea is a gripping, white-knuckle ride of a novel, and is Clive Cussler at hiis brilliant best.