THE TRENCH - A CONNOR CAINE NOVEL

A Collaboration with C.G. Lawrence

In 1585, a Moorish captain vanished with the Pope’s secret treasure.
In 1958, it’s about to be found.

When a sonar anomaly is discovered near the edge of the Puerto Rico Trench, photojournalist and reluctant explorer Connor Caine is sent to document the expedition. But what begins as deep-sea research quickly unravels into a centuries-old mystery—a sunken ship not listed in any Armada manifest, captained by a man erased from history, and sealed by Church and crown alike.

Caine's search leads him from colonial archives in Cartagena to Vatican secrets, from trench dives off Puerto Rico to shadow meetings with rival treasure hunters, spies, and laicized priests. At the center of it all lies Al-Khidr—a Moorish galleon carrying not just stolen relics, but something far older, and far more dangerous, than anyone imagined.

As international players close in and ancient forces stir beneath the surface, Connor must risk everything to uncover a truth buried deeper than gold—before the abyss opens for good.

ISBN: 979-8-9857170-0-6, 388 pages