Now Zach's father is on trial for murdering his business partner, and only Zach can prove his innocence-if he is innocent. Unable to cope, his career all but over, he stumbles down a path of self-destruction until contact from his estranged father, a man he hasn't seen since his parents divorced and he left Scotland as a boy. A third book, The Loch: Heavens Lake was released in 2022.

A sequel titled Vostok: Sequel to the Loch released in 2015. The novel is the story of marine biologist Zachary Wallace.

A wino occupies a garbage-strewn hallway. The Loch is a science fiction novel and Legal thriller by Steve Alten, and was first published in 2005. A high rise occupied by the poor and destitute, prostitutes and pushers - drugs courtesy of the Latino gangs. Synopsis A bad neighborhood in Philadelphia. Haunted by vivid night terrors, stricken by a sudden fear of the water, Zach finds he can no longer function as a scientist. A detective, accused of murder, must resolve a childhood trauma in order to track down the real killer. Now, a near-death experience suffered while on expedition in the Sargasso Sea has caused these long-forgotten memories to resurface. Does a monster inhabit its depths, or is it just myth? Why, after thousands of reported sightings and dozens of expeditions, is there still no hard evidence? Marine biologist Zachary Wallace knows, but the shock of his near-drowning as a child on the Loch has buried all memories of the incident. Loch Ness holds secrets, ancient and deadly.

The Loch by Steve Alten