Over the course of several days, scouting parties of mermaids kill several crew members. Theodore captures a mermaid and keeps it in a tank. She is killed by mermaids, proving their existence. Jillian Toth, Tory Stewart, Imagine reporter Olivia Sanderson, and the three Wilson sisters, all scientists.Īt the Mariana Trench, Heather Wilson attempts to become the first human to reach the Challenger Deep in a submersible. He is accompanied by several hundred scientists and crew members, including his estranged wife Dr. His goal is to prove the existence of mermaids and to capture a live specimen, restoring the reputation of Imagine. Theodore Blackwell is an Imagine representative who begins recruiting interested parties for a second voyage to the Mariana Trench aboard the Melusine. Though some believe the footage is proof of the existence of mermaids, the incident is largely forgotten by popular culture. The public is highly skeptical of the video and it is largely believed that the footage was being created for a mockumentary. Leaked footage from the ship appears to show mermaids slaughtering the crew. Though the ship is recovered weeks later, there is no trace of the crew. The ship was sent to the Mariana Trench by Imagine Entertainment, which specializes in filming B movies about mythical creatures. Seven years prior to the start of the story, the Atargatis is lost at sea. Tory vows to discover the truth about what happened to her sister. While filming a mockumentary about mermaids, the crew of Imagine's ship Atargatis vanished. Tory’s sister Anne worked as a reporter for Imagine Entertainment.

It focuses on Tory Stewart, a sonar specialist who becomes obsessed with mermaids after her sister's disappearance. It is the follow-up to her 2015 novella Rolling in the Deep. Into the Drowning Deep is a 2017 science fiction horror novel by Mira Grant.

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant