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American teenager PC McPhee travels to the Great Barrier Reef to help his uncle locate a sacred Aboriginal treasure. After Uncle Cliff's death in the jaws of a sea monster, PC assists an Aboriginal girl in unraveling a native legend. Zindel's trademark wit is occasionally evident in this over-the-top action story filled with mad scientists, underwater torture chambers, and vivid descriptions of gory deaths.