It is not only oil spills that threaten the health of the marine environment.Currents of Deceit begins in Key West, Florida, where marine biologists discover disturbing amounts of toxins in the local fish population. The search for the source of the pollutants leads to an isolated Caribbean island where geologists conducting field research inadvertently interfere with the ambitious plans of an unscrupulous petrochemical company in collusion with a corrupt island government. Deception, contrived arrests, expulsion, and murder intertwine before natural forces trigger an environmental disaster with far-reaching consequences that could impact the marine ecosystem for decades to come. Will the truth ever come out? Will justice prevail? There are many twists, turns and surprising developments as the story unfolds before these questions are answered. Could such an environmental disaster actually happen? Perhaps it already has. View video images that inspired this novel on Amazon's author page for Ronald Perkins or on YouTube at https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJe2dGFT0B