In nationwide bestselling author Boyd Morrison’s debut, the unraveling of one of the greatest archeological mysteries in the bible-Noah’s Ark-could threaten civilization itself in this blockbuster hailed by James Rollins as “a stunning thriller.”

When brilliant archaeologist Dilara Kenner is contacted simply by Sam Watson, a vintage family friend who says that he has crucial information about her missing father, Dilara abandons her Peruvian dig and rushes to Los Angeles to meet him. But at the airport terminal, about The Ark: A Book Sam speaks rather than Noah’s Ark-the artifact her dad had long been searching for-and the possible loss of life of billions. Before Sam can describe, he collapses. Along with his dying breath, he urges Dilara to discover Tyler Locke-a man she’s never heard of.

Two days later Dilara manages to locate former fight engineer Tyler Locke with an oil rig off Newfoundland. Her helicopter transportation falls well in short supply of the essential oil rig’s landing pad and Dilara and the ones aboard almost drown. No faster is Dilara safely around the rig than she convinces Tyler the crash was no incident. Tyler agrees to help her uncover the secret behind Noah’s Ark and, more important, her father’s disappearance. As the picture begins to enter into focus, they recognize they have just seven days to get the Ark before its key is used to get rid of civilization once again.

Having a chilling premise and a blistering pace, Boyd Morrison combines all of the best elements of a blockbuster thriller with a smart and fascinating exploration of 1 from the Old Testament’s great mysteries.