Deception Point by Dan Brown

Deception Point (2001) is a scientific thriller novel by Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, and The Lost Symbol.

When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory--a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. When intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton investigates, she uncovers the unthinkable.