
Anne Dunne takes her three children and her new husband on a sailing trip across the Caribbean, hoping to repair their fractured family dynamic after her first husband’s death. This vacation turns into a struggle for survival when their yacht, the Odyssey, is sabotaged and explodes in the middle of the ocean. Left adrift, the family faces dehydration and shark attacks while a relentless assassin tracks their movements. Back on land, an investigation reveals that the disaster was not an accident but a premeditated murder plot involving family secrets and betrayal.
Thriller fans who enjoy fast-paced survival stories and domestic intrigue read this book for its rapid plot progression and high-stakes tension. Readers walk away with a detailed look at how a family unit reacts to extreme environmental hazards and targeted human threats. It appeals to those looking for a narrative centered on the transition from a vacation setting to a lethal endurance test where characters must use limited resources to outsmart a professional killer.
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
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