An underwater lab off the West African country of Cape Verde explodes, followed by the sinking of a nearby Russian spy ship. The twenty-four-hour news coverage struggles to find a mundane connection, but the Salt Mine and their Russian counterpart, the Ivory Tower, know better. Something magical stalks the salty waters. Agent David Wilson-codename Fulcrum-dives in, finding evidence implicating one of Monaco's elite families while the Ivory Tower discovers that the problem is much bigger than anyone thought. With the fabric of reality at stake, the Salt Mine and the Ivory Tower temporarily put aside their differences. Time isn't on their side, and Wilson infiltrates with an assist from agents Alicia Moncrief-codename Clover-and Nalin Buchholz-codename Hobgoblin-as well as the reluctant Ivory Tower operative Alexander Petrovich Lukin. But just as Wilson untangles the threads of arcane malfeasance, he finds himself stuck in a greater web than any spider could weave. Can he keep reality from being torn asunder in the gales that surround him? Bottom Line is the fifth book in the Salt Mine series, an exciting urban fantasy about the black ops agency that monitors supernatural activity from its subterranean headquarters in the deep salt mines of Detroit, Michigan, USA. If you enjoy the TV shows Supernatural, Grimm, Eureka, The Librarians, Warehouse 13, X-Files, Relic Hunter, or Fringe, you'll enjoy reading the Salt Mine series as they keep a lid on the wild esoteric world of the occult. When magic is real, someone has to rein it in.