Two childhood friends stumble upon a cryptic clue in the wreckage of the legendary Lost Ship of the Colorado Desert. Meanwhile, a newly discovered microorganism is retrieved from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, promising to solve the mystery of life and death. ​Mendelssohn Schultz, a Boston University graduate researcher in textual criticism, teams up with psychologist-in-training Alyss Walker on a globe trotting adventure while being hunted by a team of deadly mercenaries. Their search spans university archives to high‑speed chases across the globe, ultimately leading them to the ancient Minoan Labyrinth and a secret buried for millennia. If they fail, a destructive force of nature may be unleashed upon the world.