Hell's Gate

When an abandoned Japanese submarine is discovered deep in the Brazilian wilderness, a smart, adventurous, and tough zoologist must derail a catastrophic plot in this debut historical science thriller set in the dark days of World War II.1944. As war rages in Europe and the Pacific, Army intel makes a shocking discovery: a three-hundred-foot Japanese sub marooned and empty, deep in the Brazilian interior. A team of Army Rangers sent to investigate has already gone missing. Now the military dispatches Captain R. J. MacCready, a wisecracking, brilliant, jack-of-all-trades scientist, to learn why the Japanese are there—and what they're planning.Parachuting deep into the heart of central Brazil, one of the most remote regions on the planet, Mac is unexpectedly reunited with his hometown friend and fellow scientist Bob Thorne. A botanist presumed dead for years, Thorne lives peacefully with Yanni, an indigenous woman who possesses mysterious and invaluable...