The Martian's Black Box

When a team of paleontologists headed by a museum director, Dr. John Scannel, uncovers a humanoid fossil buried beside a Tyrannosaurus rex, the discovery threatens to rewrite everything we thought we knew about evolution, human origins—and extraterrestrial life. But before he can share the find with the world, the U.S. government swoops in, confiscates the evidence, and launches a cover-up worthy of a Cold War spy novel.
What they don’t know is that Scannel also found a strange black box near the skeleton—something not of this Earth. And he’s not about to give it up.
As media pressure mounts, a viral YouTube video explodes online, and public outrage simmers. Enter Polly Weslow, a sharp-witted journalist who’s as fearless with a keyboard as she is in a standoff. With Polly by his side, Scannel must outwit government agents, sidestep surveillance, and play a dangerous game of brinkmanship—armed only with a Walmart burner phone, an aging attorney, and a scientific truth too big to bury.
The Martian’s Black Box is a smart, fast-paced sci-fi romp that dares to poke fun at fundamentalists, bureaucrats, and military mindsets alike. Nothing’s sacred.