Yucatan Deep

What Lies at the Bottom of Cenote X?

Cenote X. The Mayans called it K’uxulch’en, the “Well of Sorrows.”

Since the days of the Conquistadors, its exact location was known only to local forest tribes—until its discovery by Mike Bryant and Pete Wiley, cofounders of the Yucatan Deep Project. When their joint attempt to set a deep-diving record four years ago met with disaster, the Well of Sorrows lived up to its name. Now, Mike is returning to the world’s deepest sinkhole to finish what he and his late partner began.

Not everyone wants Mike to make the attempt. Bridget Marceau—Mike’s team physician, fellow diver, and soul mate—fears losing the man she loves to the same cave that claimed Pete Wiley. She is determined to keep Mike out of Cenote X. And she’s not the only one. Someone else is keenly interested in what lies more than 1,300 feet beneath the surface. That person already knows exactly what to look for—and why he must at all costs prevent Mike from discovering the secret hidden in those lightless depths.

Punctuating high-risk adventure with inside glimpses into the world of technical diving, author Tom Morrisey plumbs the depths of the human soul. YUCATAN DEEP is a taut tale of loyalty, greed, and the wellsprings of faith and life.