In the fall of 1991 in the frigid Atlantic waters sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey, weekend scuba divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, made a startling discovery:  a sunken World War II German U-boat that, according to all the official records, simply shouldn't have been there.  Over the next six years, an elite team of divers embarked on a quest to solve the mystery.

Chatterton and Kohler, at first bitter rivals, were drawn into a deep bond of friendship.  As the men's marriages frayed under the pressure of a shared obsession, their dives grew more daring, and each realized that he was hunting for more than the identities of a lost Uboat and its nameless crew.

2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Award; 2005 Alex Award

 “Riveting...Kurson’s descriptions of some of these forays inside the sub were so harrowing that I frequently caught myself holding my breath… A great book.” —Chicago Tribune

“Absorbing...Even a great story needs the right storyteller, and Chatterton and Kohler couldn’t have asked for anyone better than Kurson. From U-boat history to the mortal dangers of diving...Kurson explains it all, even as he’s spinning a fantastic yarn that happens to be true.” —Newsweek

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