Aegis Cup II: Ghosts, Goats, and Grander Things (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798199744584)

The Aegis Cup is back. Twice as big. Twice as bloody. And this time, the whole world is watching.

Kai Tanaka, the young captain who once chose mercy over a million-dollar trophy, returns to defend his title. But the Bass Strait holds more than marlin and glory. An encrypted drive-Viktor Gregorovich's last testament-points to a hidden research facility, a weapon that can herd sharks and cripple ships, and a network of buyers willing to kill for it. When a haunted fisherman named Dane Kovic surfaces with Viktor's secrets, Kai is thrust into a conspiracy that reaches from Thorne's penthouse to the darkest canyon in the Southern Ocean.

Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are along for the ride, but this isn't a publicity stunt.

As the fleet assembles off the coast of Australia, the tournament becomes a stage for something far darker. A ghost from Thorne's past sends cryptic texts signed "E." And a creature-half myth, half nightmare-rises from the deep, driven by a mother's hunger and a memory that refuses to die. When the final day arrives and the cameras go live, Kai must decide: win the trophy, or expose the truth before the water claims everyone he loves.

The ocean doesn't care about your feelings. But sometimes, it lets you stay.

Packed with high-stakes fishing action, dark humor, and a conspiracy that spans decades, Aegis Cup 2 is a thriller about loyalty, redemption, and the ancient bargain between the hunter and the sea. For fans of The Old Man and the Sea by way of River Monsters - with a splash of HST Gonzo.