Both find themselves in a great deal of trouble as they peel things back a little more, understanding that the properties of some plant in the Guyanese forests could hold the answer for everyone. While John Clay travels to learn some of the secrets behind the veil of secrecy in China, Steve Caesare focuses his attention on the South American adventure. Shaw has also been working on expanding her communication tool, working with a young gorilla, Dulce, which has helped to expand the parameters of understanding between the species. Shaw has also discovered the healing capabilities of these two, when a young girl who has been diagnosed with a severe illness emerges unscathed from a swim in their tank. In Puerto Rico, marine biologist Alison Shaw continues to work with her two dolphins, Sally and Dirk, learning much about their life experiences through some of her high-tech communication software. Could there be something in their DNA that holds the answers many have sought for centuries to locate? Caesare takes on the task of learning what he must, while dodging those who would do him harm all the while. It surrounds a group of capuchin monkeys, some of whom are showing some highly unique qualities pertaining to prolonged life. While US Navy investigators John Clay and Steve Caesare are aware, they must dodge accusations that they might have been involved, while also getting to the root of the issue. On the other side of the world, someone’s killed a powerful man in South America likely because he knew something of some importance.

To allow such a crack would be unheard of within the communist hierarchy. Someone’s been hiding something essential and it could mean weakness, even a political coup gathering momentum. However, there is the added confusion as to what was going on in South America that has high-ranking officials even more confused. The Chinese are baffled as to what’s happened to their warship and can only surmise that it must be the Americans who have tried to foil their plans. The tense nature of the previous novel’s end comes crashing into the opening pages of this piece, as the story kicks into high gear. Grumley that will have series fans on the edge of their seats, demanding more! There is action and even some sorrow, but something electrifying is pushing the story forward, into a world of extreme unknowns. With a handful of key players doing their part, it will be a race for answers, while keeping things somewhat secret until it can all be synthesised. Picking up soon after the previous novel ended, Grumley pulls the reader in with new excitement as geo-political conflict increases against a backdrop of a sensational new discovery in a remote jungle. Grumley is back with another thrilling ride that further explores nature and the secrets it holds.

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